Today was an interesting day (it's all about the positive mindset!!). I had just planned on 8 miles, but then I met a girl while I was running, so I ran with her and chatted. I turned around at 4.5 miles, intending to go 9 miles. I averaged a 10:09 pace, but it felt VERY labored for most of the run, and my heart rate was way up. I actually stopped when I got to 8.25 miles and walked the rest of the way back. I wasn't supposed to go over 8 miles, so I figured I shouldn't push it, especially when I was feeling so tired. I was really upset about it when I finished, but I"m over it now. I figure I either didn't eat enough carbs this week, or I just had an off day. I'm having a party tonight, so the planning is distracting me now.
My friend/former colleague and mentor moved to San Diego and invited me out to run a half marathon with her in mid-November! I think that will be perfect timing to test my fitness and give me enough time to build up. I'm excited!! And, as a bonus, I get to see my friend and hang out in San Diego.
A weird thing happened about 30 minutes after the run. As a background (maybe it has nothing to do with what happened), my neck has been really hurting all week. At first, I figured I just slept wrong, but it still hurts after 5 days. My reaction to pain is generally to ignore it and suck it up until it goes away-horrible, I know! :-) Anyway, on the way to breakfast I started to have really sharp pains in my torso every time I inhaled. It hurt the most in my back but kind of came around the side to my chest too. It kind of felt like heartburn, but in the back. Anyway, it was excruciating to the point where I thought I was going to have to go to the hospital (and call off my party-oh no!!!!!). My husband, thankfully, was very calm, and told me it was probably a back spasm that would go away. And, of course, it did go away after about 10 minutes. So now I'm fine. Hopefully it was just a spasm! |