Day 77: AWFUL

From Me and the Road

Date: 3/18/10

Consecutive Days Run: 77

Runner: Brandon Wood

Shoes: Newton Gravitas

Location: New York, NY

Type of Run: Endurance Build

Time of Day: 2:04 PM EST

Distance Run: 6.34 miles

Time Run: 00:49:48

Average Pace: 07:51 per mile

Weather Conditions: Amazing (66 degrees Fahrenheit), sunny

Disposition: Started fine, downhill rapidly

Link to Run Detail: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/273712055

About the Run: Ok, first, the title of this post, “AWFUL” has nothing to do with the quality of the run really, it just has to do with the way I ended up feeling. I began my run on an absolutely incredible day, feeling good and ready to run. I didn’t have a tough assignment, but rather a one hour fifteen minute run in heart rate zone 2. I felt good heading out and found nice steady pace at right around 7:30 per mile.

Just before mile three, without warning, I felt my stomach go to pieces. I won’t go into too many details, so I’ll do what I can. I found myself doubled over in pain and wondering if I could even make it the three miles back to my office. I tried to run a bit more to see if it was just a fleeting pain. It was not. I turned and headed back and made it back, fortunately. My run ended up being just shy of 50 minutes, and I felt AWFUL. I don’t know why, but it just sucked…a LOT.