I was not feeling 100% today. I had a scratchy throat all night last night, and it even woke me up at 1 am. I took a few pills, drank some water, and went back to bed. When the alarm went off at 5 am, I was not a happy camper. I tried to run, but I just felt so exhausted. I did 1 mile at 5.0 and decided to finish the rest after school. To me, breaking up my run defeats the purpose because I'm not running the entire distance at once, but I didn't have the 3 miles in me this morning. I was still really congested, my throat still hurt, and I coughed up some nasty phlegm (gross). I was not at my best. I'm not sick, so there must be something in the air.
Anyway, this afternoon I completed the run, but I definitely still wasn't at my best. My throat is still really scratchy (my voice sounds ridiculous), and I am still having congestion issues. I did finish the 2.0 miles in 25:00. Not great, but not too horrible considering I'm not at 100%. I'm proud of myself for sucking it up and making myself do it.
I'm a bit bummed that I had to split the run (I've never done that before), but I guess I should be happy that I did it.
I know better than to run when I am sick and my body needs to rest... but I'm not sick. There must be something in the air triggering this, because other than the scratchy throat and congestion, I'm fine.
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