Man, I took two day off and when I went for my run today it felt like I had a 20 pound weight on my chest. Thursday night I met my mom for a drink. She had been gone for a week and we had a lot of catching up to do.
Friday I worked late, and then spent all night driving to KC. So fast forward to this morning. After breakfast I headed out the door. The KLM triathlon is tomorrow, and I just wanted to do a few miles. I started off around a 7:20 pace. Happy to be out running. The first mile was good, the second not bad. By mile three I felt like my lungs would not fully expand. I was sucking air. About a half a mile from home and I run past the Shawnee farmers market. The smell of barbecue pig flesh wafted in the air. I literally gaged from the smell. I can’t stand the smell of cooking meat anyway, but especially when you are running.
I made it back home having done a little over 4 miles. To make sure my legs were ready for speed tomorrow I did 4 sprint hill repeats. I went in side to bask in the AC, did a set of sit ups, push ups and planks. This afternoon I am going to Gary Gribbles? a running store in KC to try on some Zoot Tri shoes!
