This blog is for me to not only post my accomplishments, but my failures as well. On this beautiful day, I set out for a run even shorter than what I had been doing recently. I thought it'd be a piece of cake, until I got about a mile in. I have been feeling sick all day, but I suddenly felt like I couldn't stomach this run anymore. I stopped, which is very unlike me. Ideally, I would have curled up into the fetal position, right then and there, on the sidewalk. Of course I didn't. Instead, I walked it off, breathing deeply, very slowly, for about 5 minutes. At this point, I felt like I was well enough to continue.
I'm not sure this fall back was due to my lack of ability, as it was only a mile in. And considering I haven't been feeling well today, I attribute it partly to that. It was just frustrating and made me worry, god forbid this doesn't happen in my race. I wonder if there is anything that can be done while running to help stomach cramps/aches without slowing down that significant of an amount.
I ended up finishing the run alright, but taking it nice and steady. I added on about half a mile to my route to make up for the time I spent walking.
Well, I guess what I learned from this is that it is hard to compare one day to the next cause your body does funky things, and everyday is a new day.
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