Met with MacK and we did a longer run. I felt some breathing constriction at first but it went away. The pace felt faster than it was. I guess that is just a combination of not enough sleep and losing some fitness :( Ave pace 8:24 It stinks to have broken through to a new level with my running with my Painter's Half just to have my fitness slowly deteriorate. I only have four more weeks so I need to stay strong and not lose my will. One thing I have discussed with Josse is that I have never really taken time off this year, other than two days just before Christmas, and the Monday and Wednesday after St. George. I am considering not running (or cutting back miles severely) the week after the Provo half. My work will be really busy that week, so not running will help me get more sleep, and it might give my body some rest. So the questions are, do I need a rest from running, if so should I do it April 7-13, in a week when I will be working 50-60 hours, or should I perhaps wait and rest the following week, when I will also be able to take naps and slow down in general (we are taking a family vacation April 16-20). Perhaps I don't need a rest at all because I have had this period of reduced mileage. My baby (ok he'll be four in the summer so he's not really a baby) was diagnosed with strep this morning (that makes two kids). I was wiped out from the run this morning, and I was sore, so I took a morning nap. It was heavenly but then I woke up with a bad headache and I felt convinced I was coming down with strep. I feel better now, but I just ate dinner and food has a funny way of making me feel good! I may not run in the morning so I can get a little bit more sleep, though I am not sure that sleep is a good defense for strep.
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