5-10-14 Long Runs Make Me Sleepy

Running, running, running... what would I do without you. Wait I discovered over the past couple of weeks what I would do, gain back a bunch of weight and feel guilty about not running. I need running as much as it could survive without me, I am to the point where I need it. I was thinking about my next half marathon and I am a bit worried about it. After my run today doing another half is a bit daunting. I am still going to do it, and I will still finish it. But it's in 2 weeks, and I don't feel ready.

My run today was tough, looking at my splits, I was progressively slowing down. I think starting just a little slower would have been wise. I made it to that last mile and was just spent. I still finished at an ok pace, but I was so exhausted when I got to it. Even now I am still exhausted. But that could be the Chinese food buffet that I went to for a late lunch. I think my lack of energy right now is due to not fueling correctly after running a long run.

It was a beautiful run, between 50 - 55 degrees out, sun shining down with a slight breeze. If you have never run in weather like that, I would highly suggest making it out in that weather.

This morning I had a hard time getting out and was a real jerk toward Silvia. I feel bad for it, and did apologize. But still it doesn't make being a jerk a good thing. What happened is she woke me up minutes before my alarm. I was so tired, I had only slept 8 hours, and have been depressed for the past two weeks (not running has had something to do with that as well as my own chemical imbalances). So only eight hours is about an hour or two less than I have been getting on a daily basis. I was cranky and she even got a bagel ready for me so I would have something to eat before I ran. I didn't even make it to SLC to run with my group this morning because I just got back in bed after taking a shower. I did wake up and apologized right away.

Well, I am off to wake up and get going again. Thanks for reading.

-Riley


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