Well, the last couple training runs haven't been going very smoothly... I think it's mostly because I haven't been getting enough sleep. I'm starting to really be able to feel the difference when even just one of the variables is off. Yes the running can be exhausting, but it's also all the other stuff I have to do that gets to be a lot of work: sleeping a lot, drinking a TON of water constantly, stretching whenever I have a free minute to sit down, eating way more than I'm used to, eating VERY different things than what I'm used to, etc. Also during my run yesterday I got a blister on my right ankle and kind of had to suffer through it because I was ways away from the car, so today while I was running I think I spent a lot of time worrying that my bandaid was gonna come off and ruin me.
Tomorrow I have a rest day, so Friday during the long run I'm turning over a new leaf. Fresh attitude, rested legs. It'll be 10 miles of pure fun. And a lot of sweat. That is for sure one thing I'm trying to get used to...all the sweat. I'm fairly adjusted to waking up early to do the runs before it gets too hot, but the humidity here is something else. Even on short distances, by the time I get back I'm sweating profusely, even when it it's not that hot. Gross.