Weather=40 degrees, 60% humidity, 12 mph wind. Average pace=7:41/m
mile 1- 7:23
mile 2- 7:33
mile 3- 7:39
mile 4- 7:46
mile 5- 7:45
mile 6- 7:39
mile 7- 7:41
mile 8- 7:37
mile 9- 7:52
mile 10- 7:50
Not the best race I've ever run, but there are a couple good things that came out of today. This was a 4 race series and I actually ended up with enough points from the 4 races to get the 1st place overall female for the series. I'm getting a jacket and some shoes at the awards "ceremony" on Wednesday night this week.
I went to bed last night at 8pm but I woke up at midnight and my throat was killing me! Oh no, I'm starting to get a sinus infection or cold or something. I had restless sleep after that. At 5am, my alarm went off and I felt pretty bad. It hurt so bad to swallow and I had a headache. I decided that I shouldn't run the race in 40 degree weather... so I took IB profen, benedryl and vitamin C and went back to bed.
But then I had this great dream about running the race and doing well. I opened my eyes and the clock was exactly 6am. This was the second time this week I had a dream like this. I figured it was a sign. I got out of bed and (sorry to be gross) I coughed up all this junk that was in my throat which made me feel slightly better. I took a caffeine pill and got dressed super quick... out the door by 6:15am.
The race started at 7am. I felt really weird and dizzy at the starting line. I didn't eat anything but 1 caffeine gu beforehand. I don't think benedryl at 5am was very helpful for racing. I ran the race and I felt very relaxed most of the time. However, I had no faster gears. Also, I had no motivation. My throat was hurting and my eyes couldn't focus very well. I took 1 more gu during the race but I didn't drink any water because honestly I didn't think I could start running again if I stopped.
I was 5th place girl. I think if I had been top of my game, I would have probably been 3rd or maybe 2nd. 1st place girl ran 6:30 pace so I never would have caught her even at my best. It was disappointing that the 4th place girl was like 10 seconds in front of me but I just couldn't get faster to pass her. Oh well.
I had already done the math in my head that 5th place would get me enough points to win the series so I didn't really care. However, if I didn't run this race today, I would have been 3rd in the series so I had already won in my mind just getting out of bed.
So I guess I'm happy with myself considering the circumstances. I just didn't feel all that great. When I finished, I felt "odd". I still do. It's like medicine head. I don't like it. Also, my throat is kinda raw and my vision is blurry.
Another good thing that came out of the day was that this guy from FW Sport & Spine named Dr Muhall was at the running store giving a lecture on injury prevention. I talked to him about my foot and he was SOOOO helpful. The top of my foot feeling numb is nerve problems just like I thought. Ever since my plantar faciaitis got really bad, I've been walking around on my toes all day...he says this is putting strain on the nerves on the top of the foot and he showed me how to massage it. The plantar faciaitis can also be alleviated by deep massaging of the arch. He did it on me and OMG, it felt so great! Afterwards, I was walking on my heel again. Still hurts but less than before. He says I need to just keep working on it everyday but I don't have to stop running. The man is a genius!
So I guess maybe this dream=signs thing is proving to be true for me. I'm glad I ran today. Now I've got two crazy kids here that I have to take care of. My mom said she'd babysit later so my husband and I can go out to eat and to a movie. | 