AM: 12 miles easy/moderate. Ran at a good clip, cool though humid
PM: 1 hr. pool run
During my run I thought all about last night's race. Although I was attacked with multiple stitches so bad that I couldn't breath right, I remember feeling extremely strong and smooth before that happened. Even though it was hilly, I still went through 2 miles in 10:30 without even trying. I was not really breathing hard and I knew it would be no problem to hold that pace throughout the race. Of course it wasn't to be but it still tells me that my training is not in vain and I'm on the right track.
I really don't know why I was stricken with so many cramps but I theorize it has to do with my electrolyte levels. I hadn't eaten anything for a few hours before hand and only at cereal then only drank water all day. I usually drink a V8 fruit juice an hour before races and I didn't do it this time. I think that if I had drank my V8 energy drink, I wouldn't have gotten the cramps. I'll be sure to eat a normal diet next Saturday and to drink water with Nuun and my V8 juice. I know I can run 5:08 pace for a 5K, and no shitty Rockville race will affect me.
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