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Had a HORRIBLE run this lunchtime. Decided I'd try a couple of long tempos, 1k steady, 4kfast x2 - taking me to a nice round 10k.
Backtrack a few hours and last night I had a few glasses of wine, nothing massively excessive - a third of a botle. So had been feeling a little lethargic this morning but nothing too concerning.
Fast forward and after 5k I was fucked (and 5k away form work). Had to slow to a walk as I had nothing left at all. Also had pins and needles in my hands/arms (wtf?). Recovered a bit and jogged on but had nothing in the tank for the 5k back.
Somehow still managed an average of 4:46/km (wtf? This is way better than I was feeling) over the 10k but was completely empty by the end of it. Now feeling like I might have had a bit more than a mild hangover this morning. EVERYTHING aches including joints as well as muscles so I think I might have been in the first stages of some infection or other, which I have kicked into gear by running :(
This is the first run I've done in AGES that I haven't enjoyed so I'm sure I'll bounce back, and it's reassurring in a way that everything can go so wrong and I can plug away through it. All my running is looking forward to VLM next year so if the last 10k of that are better then today I'll be well happy.