Well, I completed the 10 miles. I was so determined to run the whole 10 miles and am so disappointed in myself that I didn't. We ran on the track at Bally's (100 laps) and I ended up run walking (running 4 laps and walking 1) for over half of it, which resulted in about 12 minute miles overall. Worse than last week.
I wasn't feeling great during the run--we didn't fun until noon and I was hungry the whole time-- and my foot still hurt unfortunately and I just felt really tired by about mile 4, which is unusual. I think my problem is more mental than physical--I feel like I have this mental block that I can't run over 7 miles consecutively. I need to just be able to zone out and run and not be so aware of each little part of a mile ticking by. And the really frustrating part is that when Landon and I were running together, I did run 9 miles without stopping, faster than I was going today. Uggh. I know it's a mental block, but I don't know how to get past it.
Next week is a step down week so we only have 7 miles. And then after that we have 12. I really want to make myself run the whole thing. I need to be able to.
Landon did good today though-- he ran a little slower pace than he wanted, but he did not crash and burn and he definitely ran the whole thing without stopping. Then, he had to wait like 20 minutes for me, haha.
I'm really bummed out but I'll get over it. I'll try again next week. At least I finished the 10 miles, even if it did take me 2 hours. :)
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