Poo. seriously, a crappy run. crap, crap and crapier. I don't know if I'm not getting enough sleep (probably most likely), I'm getting sick (kids were sick last weekend, so probable) or I just can't run long anymore (my deepest fear). 6 miles up corner canyon - 1400 ft of elevation gain in the 3 miles up. A decent 11ish pace on the way up and I didn't really open it up on the way down, but kept it steady. I forgot to start my watch for the last mile, so I don't have stats completely. I was tired and feeling weak, but had to get my long run in! 5 miles - from the equestrian center parking lot down to the PRT and then down to the park where it starts, around the park and back up. Stopped at mile 4 and thought about just being done. I had to will myself nearly every step. I was going to do another 2 out and back on the part to the point, but I decided I needed fuel. So, I'd finish up at home. Famous last words. Was practically falling asleep in the car. When I got home I thought I'd just crash for 20 min until the kids started bugging me and then take them out on their bikes to finish up the last 4ish. Nope, slept for TWO hours! For the next 3 hours every time I'd stand up I'd get light headed and couldn't really focus. So, I sat in my boys' closet and helped them clean (chuck, donate, keep...chuck, chuck, chuck, donate, keep...repeat). Long run = fail. AP (for the PRT): 8:37 splits: 8:29, 8:19, 8:46, 8:35, 8:54 - I can't believe I was that fast. I seriously felt like I was running through mud. I was SO tired and exhausted!
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