I took off this entire week, except for my Saturday long run, in hopes of fully recovering from my upper respiratory issues.
Sat. March 19: Ran 18 miles after having taken the entire week off. I felt pretty good--until mile 11. The last 7 miles or so were terrible painful and difficult. I hit a lot of hills early, and the early miles were slow, which I think caused some of the issues in the later miles. Part of the pain is perhaps due to the fact that the last 2 weeks, I haven't done a lot of running. So, with increasing my daily calorie intake, I'm hoping to avoid any further illness and be able to stick with my daily training regimine. Total time for the run was 3:22; total elevation gain/loss: 1,912 ft/1,850 ft; avg heart rate: 158. Also, I think I'm going to go back to one Perpetuem solid every 20 mins (as oppossed to every 15 mins.), as I've gotten a sour stomach after both of my last two long runs, and during this long run, even a bit during the run. So, I'm thinking I am forcing too many calories down my throat during the run. I took Recoverite and an ice bath after the run, with no noticeable soreness on Sunday. For more info on the run, click here.
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