OBJECTIVE
2 mi. WU
12 mi.@ 7:09 (marathon pace)
2 mi. CD
ACHIEVED
2.88 mi. WU
4 mi.@ 7:11
3.35 mi.@ 8:44
5:53 AM 78° 80% 3 mph
This could be classified as an unmitigated disaster. I felt fine the first 3 miles at marathon pace. In fact, I even got into a rhythm where I was comfortable but by 4 miles the wheels had fallen off. I have no idea what's happening to me the last 10 days. I feel fine then all of the sudden I don't. When I hit that point I'm done and can't get back on track. I haven't had anything like this in my running experience. It's not like I suffering a specific injury or particular issue. It's like overall fatigue or something. I don't seem to be able to will myself out of the mire.
I'm now wondering if I'm still recovering from my half PR effort 2 weeks ago. Or if it's associated with stress caused by my job uncertainty. Or maybe it's both ... or neither ....
PRE RUN
weight=158.5
diet V8 splash, 500 mg glutamine & oatmeal w/brown sugar & skim milk
POST RUN
SlimFast & water
Later, PBJ smoothie & multivitamin
"Every runner's greatest opponent is the wall--the wall of fatigue, that is. The goal of training is to push the wall of fatigue by increasing the maximum pace one can sustain from the start line to the finish line of a race. The goal of race execution is to actually run as fast as possible without hitting the wall before reaching the finish line. It's that simple." -------> Matt Fitzgerald <-------
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