I had to work after 1am to test our Oracle Database failover scheme
last night so again another after 1am bed time. This year for training
is hard with the way work is going. Sometimes I wonder if I can keep
it up. But I know I need God to help balance that out. I woke up
again with a sore throat, cough and just plain tired at 6:30am. Did
our morning devotion which was good and inspiring. This morning I
was planning on doing at least 14 miles since I didn't have to be at
work on time because of the late night. Rather than doing fourteen
miles I did 20.31 miles at an overall 7:06 pace in 2:24, and coughing,
spitting up phlegm, and feeling just tired on the run. I took no
water and no food on a hot gorgeous morning. Although I felt stronger
the last 5 miles and they were all under a 7 minute pace. I think it
was good to clear the mucus/phlegm out. I feel the endurance is
back and now the speed needs to be worked on. I did a hilly course,
going up over Satterfield. Truly a confidence builder knowning how
tired I was and using the interfat muscle to supply the energy while not taking anything on the run. Question: Would you recommend I do another long run this weekend or maybe just around 15 miles?
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