Ugh.
Been trying to up my mileage by 0.5 miles each weekend, in preparation for the 5-mile Celtic Solstice run coming up on the 18th. Today was 4.5ish.
Also, been running to the beat of a metronome to increase leg turnover speed. It's been exhausting.
Last night, had turkey fried rice for dinner (trying to find creative ways to eat up the holiday leftovers). Rice + morning = not a happy customer for me. Needless to say, I was ... um.. drained by the time I met a friend for this run.
And it wiped me out.
So discouraging. HR spiked (at one point, it said 202, but I don't believe it...but it makes me think of my other running friend and her heart issues). I actually stopped and sat down on a storm drain cover for a bit to ponder my sorry state.
I am waiting for the day when I become a runner. In the meantime, I will be a plodding, suffering, jogger who sorely needs a good a-ha moment to make running work for me.