Well, I clearly did not write a blog on water on the 15th. We were travelling that day, and I just didn't get to it. I did pack my running gear for our weekend trip, but I didn't get to that either. I was mildly horrified to look at my spreadsheet on Thursday, the 21st, and see how long it had been since I had run. So, when I set out, I really didn't know how far I would make it.
Plus, Thursday was kind of a mess. I got up, had a Dew, took a nap, had some water and granola. For a late afternoon run, that probably wasn't enough food, and overall, I haven't been drinking enough water lately. I was definitely thirsty when I set out, and throughout the run.
When I left, I set out on the hilly 5K route, looping back around my house to start with. Something felt weird with my shoe, and as I ran on, it felt like something was stuck in the tread, but I couldn't seem to knock it loose. Then, it felt like I was squishing something on the side of my shoe, so I stopped and took a look - a chunk of tread was flapping off. I ripped it off, and renewed my belief that it's time for new shoes, even though I just read that it's usually 300-400 miles when you should replace and I'm only around 150.
As I dodged/ran into massive cobwebs every few steps, I was quickly realizing the 5K was out of the question. My breath held up, and I felt pretty light on my feet, but I was happy I could run at all, I didn't feel the need to push it this time.
So, now, without a route in mind, I just continued on down the main road to the end, turned around and headed back. I was having massive all over stomach cramps, but it wasn't the type I usually get, which prevent me from breathing, so I just kept on.
This town puts out an amazing amount of Halloween decorations. I mean, really, a lot of decorations. I wonder if some of the cobwebs I was plowing through were actually fake? Sadly, probably not.
As I headed back toward the house, I tried to decide if I could go farther. I was considering at least running past the house to the end of the block, and back, but the "back" would be uphill. Kind of everything is uphill from my house, so I decided to just call it done. It was only 17 minutes, although I was happy with that, I wished it was longer. I wasn't sure of the distance I had gone, but I was pretty happy with it. When I mapped it out to 2.22K, I was really happy with it. I really felt like I could have gone longer today - I wasn't totally wiped out like normal.
That being said, when I got to my back steps, I was too tired to get my key out of its little pouch, and too tired to climb the 5-6 steps into the house. I just kind of hung on the steps until when I finally stood upright I nearly passed out. Maybe I was more tired than I realized.
Also, I was really sore when I went to bed and through the night. Ouch. Haven't gotten sore from a run in awhile.
Weather: 69, Sunny, 4 mph breeze, 16% Humidity
Time: 3pm; Run 17 minutes
Distance: 2.22K (1.38m)
Elevation: +35.2/-36/net -.8 ft
5K/10K: 40:52/1:26:23
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