I got up at 5:40am and got ready for my run – 13 miles, basically a half-marathon before breakfast. I was looking forward to wearing my brand new pair of adidas Supernova Cushion for the first time. The morning seemed bitterly cold, but after 3 miles I felt overdressed, despite wearing only two layers. The air seemed to get chillier as the run went on though, and by the end of it I felt a tad cold. I didn’t run as fast as anticipated, therefore I ended up being a few minutes late by the time I got to the office. Work was quite stressful, and in the evening I played soccer for an hour (and got beaten heavily). When I got home I just had time to hastily eat my dinner, then I had to bath my eldest son (age 4). Then mummy had to leave and it was down to daddy to make sure all 3 kids did their teeth and wee wee, and then it took 3 bed time stories plus a bottle for the youngest one to finally get them all to bed. By this time it was after 9 o’clock. You think I’m tired? Too right I am.
Tomorrow is a rest day. And if it weren’t planned as a rest day, it still would be a rest day, because I’m ready to drop.
27 Nov: 4 miles recovery run, 35:12, 8:48 pace
28 Nov: 13 miles, 1:51. 8:32 pace
Whew! I think I want to take a nap now...
ReplyDeleteYikes! A half before work - kudos to you. I don't think I would have made it to work! And nice time, to boot! You've earned a rest day, for sure.
ReplyDeleteNice run Thomas, I sometimes put 2 kids down myself and that's more than enough to wear me out on its own. Enjoy your recovery.
ReplyDeleteMan, now your making me feel guilty for not helping out more with my 4 kids. I already felt guilty enough after reading Mike's posts about running 90 miles a week, working full time and still waking up in the middle of the night to help out with the kids. Maybe blogging will make me a better helper as well. Thanks for the post.
ReplyDeleteNow that is what I call a busy day, I guess I no longer have any ground to complain about how warn out I AM, whew!
ReplyDeletewow! you are a runner. half-marathon is an awesome start to a day... that would be my day!
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