Bleah. Just couldn't get it done at Toad Suck. Managed to run the 5th mile at a decent pace (7:07), but not any of the others, with the possible exception of the first. Missed PR by 31 seconds officially, 26 seconds on the Garmin. Missed goal by about two minutes. It wasn't last year's downpour, but it was 100% humidity; I was glad when it did start raining because it gave some relief. I wouldn't say I ran badly. I just didn't have any energy, with the exception of that fifth mile, only a small part of which was downhill. But I finished higher in the overall standings than I did last year with a faster time in a thunderstorm (????)
I haven't been sleeping well. My mental outlook really stinks right now, which is probably partially because of the sleep deprivation and partially the CAUSE of the sleep deprivation. That didn't help my performance today, then last night there were about seven tornado sirens in Bryant which kept me up much of the night. And I'm already sleep deprived as it is...
Let's face it, I am not handling solo life very well. Coming home to an empty house every night rips my heart out. Then tonight I saw Pam for the first time since she left, and it was agonizingly awkward, at least for me. Hoping that I'll get some more time with T once his finals end Thursday; that will help the empty house syndrome, maybe. | 