The plan was to try 7 miles today for a sort of long run. However, I felt crappy from the start. Just tired, dragging, not smooth. I have no idea why - maybe because I ran only 16 hours after the previous run and wasn't recovered yet? Who knows. So I waited to see if I'll feel better, but it never happened, so I abandoned 7 miler idea and decided to just stick with 5 for now. The stangest thing was that my split times were all faster than yesterday, even while I continued to feel bad. It was one of those weird runs. To make things worse, my stomach cramped up in the last mile, and decided it would be a great time for a bathroom stop. Of course, there are no woods in central London, so I had to slow down to make sure I make it home ok! I still got a faster time than yesterday. Go figure. I will most likely take a day off tomorrow as I will spend it in the pool (Regional Championship for my daughter).
Total time: 45:11 (9:02 pace). | 