Just got back from my most miserable run yet. I didnt get to sleep til 4:30am last night (jet lag, plus I didnt workout yesterday so I wasnt physically tired). I knew it would be tough. But the weather looked so nice except... you guessed it, the bloody wind. Splits were all over the place - around 7:15 with tail wind, 7:25 with headwind. Average pace was 7:20 so I guess it was fine, albeit a few seconds slower than where I wanted to be. That said, it was 10 miles hard running, soooo.... longest tempo yet. Im not going to lie. I stopped at mile 5 and got really upset and tearful because the wind was blowing me around and it was so hard, and I thought I wouldnt be able to finish. i got very close to just quitting altogether, abandoning my plans for NJ and dropping back to half marathon training (may have been a little over-emotional from lack of sleep!) Rest assured, I think I am having no trouble replicating the shitfulness of a marathon in my training; at least perception-wise.
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