Tempo?? Run

For the last couple of days, I have been feeling...well...blah.  I had a grilled chicken salad for dinner on Tuesday night after some really tough intervals.  It was enough food at that time, but not nearly enough calories.  Yesterday in first period, I nearly got sick and my stomach was also queezy.  Just not a fun day.  No workouts on Wednesdays - I really look forward to Wednesdays.


This morning I happened to wake up at 4:50, 7 min after my alarm was to go off.  It was set, but I later found out after walking into my room this afternoon, that it was set for 4:43 PM!  Oops, it is now fixed.  I still made it to Pilates class on time.  I have been doing this for about a month now instead of lifting.  I think my body is really appreciating the down/stretching time.  I really enjoy the change of pace.  I was still feeling a bit out of it after class and was not sure why.  Because I am not really burning the calories in class, I drank cranberry juice after class and it really hit the spot.  I knew that after school I had a 5 mile tempo run that I was kind of dreading.  Seriously 37 min of running and I just did not want to do it.

At 2:30 the bell rang and I could not wait to get home to take a nap.  I am sure I was out within about 30 seconds.  I woke up and noticed it was drizzling, but not enough to make me run on the treadmill.  I laced up and headed out the door.  I did not get satellite signal for about 2 min and that had me all screwed up.  After about 1 mile, I realized that I had forgotten to eat and drink before I headed out.  Now, I am physically TRYING to get into my run at a 7:27 pace and realizing that I am truly running on empty did not help.  I completed the run in about 38:14, which was a 7:38 pace.  I am okay with that.

I feel like running is still a chore.  With not feeling well this week, and I can also tell by what I am not wanting to eat (salad everyday for lunch) that I am off.  Lets hope the sun can shine soon and I can get back in my groove.

Tomorrow my Winchester Wheelman Race Team application is due.  Stay tuned for that one!!  I am also getting a massage by the massage therapist for the Dallas Mavericks NBA team.  Yes, it is all in who you know:)