Last night my son woke me up in the middle of the night because his throat hurt really badly. So I had a nice 2 hour sleepless period. So in the morning I got up at the normal time and got the two younger chickies off to school, then did 15 min elliptical and some stretching, then took my son to the doctor, then took a 1.5 hour nap, then did some work around the house, then got a 45 min oil massage--so nice. Then off to the kids school to volunteer for the athletics club. Finally got to my workout at 6:20pm. Met Ali at HKSI. I thought I might be able to meet the new track coach, but he was not there. He is a sprint specialist anyway, so meeting him is just a nicety. Anyway, Ali and I warmed up about 3k, then we did 4 x 1600m at goal marathon pace, launching on the 7 minutes. I felt pretty bad during the warm up. It was very humid, though not hot (87-92% humidity) and my throat felt constricted. I felt ok during the day (just half awake), but felt worse in the warm up than when warming up for the 10k. I don't thing my antibiotics are helping, it must be viral. I felt much better after starting the workout, and envisioned the four miles as the last miles of the marathon. Miles were 6:14, 6:10, 6:12, 6:08, Ali went on to do 2 more. She was scheduled to do a North Korean marathon this week, but HK pulled the trip due to safety concerns. 2k cool down. Felt good afterward, but now I am fading. Day 2 w/o coke zero and I am feeling it! | 