My first 10k is one week from today. I'll be honest, I'm a little nervous about it. I know I will finish, but I'm concerned about my strategy. I was planning to follow Hal Higdon's training plan for the 10k prep, but I've only been able to very loosely follow the plan with my ups and downs in training over the holiday break.
Today I tried for the second time to run the 6.2 and flopped pretty miserably. I did not eat the right things for breakfast, and it resulted in a serious side stitch and general fatigue. So rather than push something I wasn't feeling, I resigned to 3.2 miles and walked home.
I am going to do a second chance run tomorrow for 6 miles (I hope) and then take it nice and slow for the rest of the week before race day.
It's also (already) too warm. I ran at 9:15 a.m. this morning and felt severely over-dressed for the run (in a tank and capris nonetheless). It was mid-60s, but it felt so much warmer. So I think it's time to switch to shorts (thanks, California). A trip to New Balance is in store to stock up on cooler weather running gear.
I also think I need new shoes and socks.
Needless to say I'm not looking forward to the summer when it doesn't even get into the 70s as a low. I'm foreseeing early morning runs May through September.
Send me some positive vibes for the run tomorrow.
Positive vibes your way! You've got this!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Courtney! :-)
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