FAILED 10-MILE TEMPO/RACE SIMULATION
As I mentioned in my post yesterday, I was going to hop in the WRC 10-miler if Amy didn't go into labor. Well, at 1:30 am, Amy woke me up and by just before 5:00 am this little cutie entered the world:
We named her Nora.
So the race was off. I didn't really plan on running, but a window of opportunity opened to get a run in and I decided to run the race route as a tempo to see where my fitness stood.
I did a 2-mile warmup and then started the tempo. The downhill really hurt! I haven't run any fast downhill since I started running again and I could tell on the steep downhill sections. I got through the first 4.25 miles at 5:20 pace (5:21, 4:56, 5:23, 5:32), but then my GI system told me I had to stop. I did a quick 0.4 mile detour to a restroom and then tried to resume the tempo. I ran the next 1.8-ish miles uphill the beastly hills at a 6:00 average, but then had to stop again as my stomach just wasn't having it. So after that I just called off the rest of the tempo and headed back. So, I didn't really learn anything about my fitness and have no clue how fast I could've run.
So, we're happy to have our new baby with us and both Mom and baby are doing well.
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