My past two long runs have not been the best. 2 weeks ago, I ran a 18 mile loop around the tip of Manhattan - would have been an enjoyable run if I didn't feel like I was going to pass out for the last 8 miles. Not the best feeling, and probably should not have finished, but I'm too stubborn to give up on a run - even when I'm hurting.
Needless to say - my afternoon on that saturday consisted of me having excruciating pains in my stomach, unable to drink any type of fluid and I was severely dehydrated...at points I was curled up on our hardwood floor in so much pain, I just couldn't move. I really thought I was going to have to go to the hospital! Luckily, I had Sean by my side all day and eventually I was able to get some gatorade down, then some water, and finally I could eat.
Note to self - next time I have to do a long run...do not have 1/2 a bottle of wine the night before - whoops!
1 week later - I ventured out again! This time for 16 miles, I made it a point to slow down at any point I felt sick, and drink PLENTY of water - and yeah, not wine the night before. Even with that though, I still had points of feeling nauseous! It's getting frustrating because it's totally slowing down my progress - I'm hoping that it's just the fact that we switched brands of bread (and we will be switching back to what I had before!) and nothing more. I finished my 16 miles and could function, which is all I cared about after what happened the week prior!
This Saturday I will be running my first 20 of training - We are getting into the final stretch! I really hope that I feel better then I have the past couple of weeks, and can keep up a decent pace. We shall see.
My week day runs have been ok, I know I'm not pushing myself as hard as I could be, but I don't know what I can do to kick it into gear. My legs just don't seem to want to move as fast as they used to! Perhaps its all just in my head? I need to stop making excuses and just keep on running.
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