Blasted

I haven't had a run so psychological defeating as I did today. I guess I shouldn't say defeating. I accomplished that which I set out to do, run six miles, but it really took a toll on me. I feel good that there were several places where I could've taken a short cut back, but I continued on and made it through. I say psychologically hard because my body didn't really feel all that tired or run down, my head just had a hard time telling it to keep going. I guess you can blame it on the humidity, the late start (9am), the heat, the mound of cookie goodness I ate last night, but it was just a tough day.

This time of year is always tough in S. Texas for running. I've got my bike in the shop getting tuned up, so hopefully when I get it back, I'll be branching out to biking for more of my cardio work. It's much easier to ride in the heat than to run it. It'll also give me an opportunity to do a little tri training. There's a short tri coming up in July I've got my eyes on. I think it's 800m swim, 20 mi. bike and 6k running. Should be just about my level for right now.

I've signed up for a 10k in two weeks. Originally I had planned to try for my personal best, but as it gets closer, I don't think I'll push it. I don't want to strain my achilles any more (though it hasn't hurt in a couple weeks), but also the heat will be bad and I'm not sure what the course will be like. It's at McAllister, so some of the trails may be pretty narrow and depending on how many people are there and the course, it could be pretty crowded. I'm thinking I'd be pretty happy with a time less than 1 hour.