Last night I went to bed with a stomach ache. I took a peppermint oil pill and I think that may have made it worse, actually. Anyway, I wasn't moving very quick this morning, as I was tired and my stomach still hurt. I decided to eat half of a Snickers protein bar that I bought for the 18 mile bike ride Saturday, and didn't need...That was about 150 cals and peanut buttery, so I had a splash of water before I left, too. My stomach felt cramped just walking out of the house. It was hot, and I did not have terribly high hopes for finishing my walk 5, run 11, walk 5, which I turned in a blistering 8 minutes on the first attempt.
There was crap everywhere this morning - I loathe states that have legal fireworks. Anyway, I didn't waste a lot of energy watching for snakes, because there was just too much garbage everywhere. Shame, Shame. It had rained at some point, too, so there were slugs and whatnots out. It's supposed to rain more, but it was clear when I was ready to run.
I did somewhat enjoy running the flag lined street this morning. It's the main route to the park where the professional fireworks are set off, so that was kind of cool. Although I assume no one's coming to get them and they'll just be more trash to leap over soon. When we went to the park, a ton of people were out BBQing and (grr) setting off fireworks - I actually got to see all the people who probably see me every other day! I was surprised at how few people were out today. Since the holiday fell on a Sunday and a lot of people had today as their holiday, I expected more. I am getting worried because creeper half naked people no longer scare me. I just keep going.
I keep saying it, but I really, really, really tried to run slow today. I mean, absurdly slow. I was really shuffling along. I try to think about how my stride feels at the end of a run, when I have nothing left, and start out that way. Today I did pretty well keeping a slow pace throughout, even when a Sly and the Family Stone song came on. So, I kept my breathing in check for a bit longer than normal, but I was getting pretty tired about halfway through. At one point, I breathed into the side cramp, and that seemed to help, but overall, I just felt stiff and crampy. I'm still working on that stance where I keep my head back; it really seems to help. I'm also trying to keep my face less cinched up in pain - wasted energy!
I thought I knew where I would be finishing, and I wasn't sure I'd make it. When I got there, I still had another minute, so I kept going. It took another block, back at our street, but I finished.
I ran super-slow, and my distance/race predictors show it, but I finished. I didn't almost finish, I didn't have to stop in the middle, I did it. I'm pretty proud of myself today. I briefly told myself I was running for fun, but it was not fun today. A sane person wouldn't run with a stomach ache like this. I mostly told myself that I wasn't going to fail, over and over and over again.
Tomorrow is not a rest day. :( However, I completed Day 36 the first time. It's another Walk 5, Run 11, Walk 5, so we'll see what happens!
Weather: 82, Sunny, No Wind, 67% Humidity, Feels like 85
Time: 11am; Walk 5, Run 11, Walk 5
Distance: 2.38K (1.48m)
Elevation: +32.2/-29.2/net +3 ft
5K/10K: 46:50/1:38:59
Run Time: 11 mins
Distance: 1.51K (.94m)
5K/10K: 40:06/1:24:45
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