Failure

Failure.

Between the cold weather and Passover, it was almost fated to happen. I'm just happy it happened today, during a stepback week, rather than next week when I'm scheduled to run 20.
I mapped out 13 miles. It was a good course. A little bit of this and a little bit of that. I didn't have to run the loops I dreaded and got to come home via the "shortcut." I was kind of excited, actually.

Maybe I dressed in too many layers... under armour, long sleeve tech, windbreaker, hat, mittens. I alternated between being to hot and freezing. I was also having a hard time keeping up a running pace. "Walk" just kept popping into my head and I obeyed. At some point, I got the idea in my head that I would just stop home to take a few things off.

The kids were certainly surprised when I walked inside.

"I thought you weren't going to be home until 1:00!"

When I stripped off the layers, they were drenched. I would have to change clothes entirely. That is when I decided the warm shower was really what I needed.

Don't ever underestimate the value of loading your body on a regular basis with complex carbohydrates. I haven't had any since Tuesday. I knew going into today's run that I was lucky it was only 13, because from a nutritional standpoint, I've been starving my body given the training I subject it to. Passover is not a holiday for runners.

Here is how this run died:

Mile 1: 10:28
Mile 2: 10:17
Mile 3: 10:45
Mile 4: 12:10
Mile 5: 12:11

I guess the real question is did I turn my step back week into a set back? Only next week will tell.

WTD: 31.15 MTD: 48.07 YTD: 365.25