AM: 20 miles, Provo Canyon, 10 miles up and 10 miles down. Large crew (10
guys). Great run, and excellent, mild weather. 10 miles easy on the way
up, then did an 8 mile tempo at 5:25 average (5:22, 5:23, 5:21, 5:29, 5:26, 5:24, 5:27, 5:23).
Just went by feel today, and this is the pace that felt right. Felt
very relaxed and comfortable. My goal for this run was to get a good
workout, but to not over-do it. I feel like I succeeded. Mike and I ran
together during the tempo -- he looked great! We even paced Sasha for a couple miles during the Provo River Trail 1/2 Marathon.
It's been a rough
week health-wise. After a good workout Wednesday morning, I quickly
developed GI issues, and I was vomiting and had diarrhea all day (sorry, TMI). I
could hardly stand up because I felt like I would pass out. I think it
must have been something I ate. That day, I couldn't keep any food or
drink down until late afternoon (which I again threw up later). My
weight dropped to 141 that day (not good at all -- definitely not the
way to lose weight; I was clearly very dehydrated). I didn't miss any
planned runs this week, although I probably should have. I did a second
run on Wednesday evening (thought I could hack it, despite my wife
pleading that I do otherwise). I did finish the run, and then promptly
threw up everything again. Finally, later that evening, I began to
improve, and I ate and drank as much as I could (several times during
the night). I managed to gain 8 pounds in 1 day (I was 149 pounds on
Thursday morning); I was happy about this. Ok, enough whining. I'm finally feeling about back to normal. PM: Hamstring and upper body weights.
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