LONG INTERVALS: 3K REPS
I met Ken and Ben on 36th Street and we parked at Ken's office. We warmed up 4k uphill and then started our workout. My plan was 6x3k in the 9:36-9:40 range with 1k active recovery at 6:25/mile pace. We ran a route that we hoped would give us some similar terrain to Ogden Marathon. The first rep was soft rolling hills at over 5,000 feet, second rep was slight downhill but mostly flat, third rep was downhill, as were 4-5 reps, the last rep is the last 3k of the actual marathon course.
We got started and I felt pretty sluggish. I thought my legs were maybe still heavy from last weekend. On the second rep I had a huge mucus buildup in my throat. I was hacking and coughing and dry heaving all throughout this rep and the third rep. I also started feeling very nauseous. I was running way slower than planned too. In the 4th rep I stopped and threw up. I then finished that rep and threw up again at the end of it. So, I quit the workout and took a shortcut down 20th Street to meet the guys at the finish. It was a frustrating morning. It's hard to say if I'm sick or if it's just my mucus problem. The thing is I haven't had mucus problems since November, and specifically ran the marathon Saturday to test it out and whether it was getting better. Saturday went great and now today I'm left with questions again. What triggered the huge buildup of mucus and why so early in the run? It's never happened that early. I've never thrown up because of it until mile 17 of a run/race. But with the sluggishness, it could also be that I'm sick. I really don't know.
Splits: 9:47/3:45 9:58/3:56 10:03/3:54 10:25/stopped
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