Monday - Dec 24, 2012

Monday - December 24, 2012

With a head cold in full swing, I headed out for a run this morning feeling awful.  I was planning to run 5 miles of intervals, like last Monday.  The weather channel said it was 35 degrees with little wind, so I put on short sleeve tech shirt with a light jacket.  The light jacket is new from Vertx, called the Integrity Base Liner. 

I headed out at about 10:00mm for 0.5 miles, then dropped to 8:40-9:00mm for 0.75 miles.  At this point, I was really struggling, which I expected from the higher intensity.  But after about half a mile at 10:00mm, I was still struggling.  I unzipped my jacket and took off my ear warmers, and lost the gloves.  Still stuffy from the cold, I could hardly breath and was overheating.  The jacket is insanely warm!  Still cruising along and not feeling any better, I slowed to a walk.  I haven't walked during a run in at least 6 months, but it did the trick.  I felt better and got back to my run. 

I finished the last couple miles at a normal pace.  By the time I returned home, I was drenched in sweat and my throat was very sore.  Not a great run.  I covered the 4.74 miles in 50:07 with an overall average pace of 10:35mm.  Using Garmin Connect, it says my moving time was 49:50, dropping my overall average pace to 10:31mm.

With tomorrow being Christmas, I knew I wouldn't be able to sneak in a run before the kids want open their gifts.  I will try to run or swim Wednesday morning.