Just an off day

It started when I got a headache out of nowhere yesterday afternoon. I went to bed and was in and out of sleep with the same headache. And of course when I woke up for good, I still had a headache. I debated about not going to work today. But I went. I figured I'd drink a cup of coffee and hope for the best. I felt better as the day went on but I didn't eat much. A headache can kill a healthy appetite. Anyway, I made it through the day but I ended up staying way longer than I wanted to. I get off at 5pm. I clocked out at 6:15pm. Yep, a customer kept me on the phone for over an hour and a half. Nice lady but she was a BIG talker. She jacked up the rest of my day. I stopped for Chinese take out because I was NOT cooking. But before I could eat, I had to get my run in. It's bad enough that yesterday was all jacked up because I went out to dinner with friends after work. So I had no time for strength and yoga. And I had every intention of making it up today. But after how my day started and ended, it just wasn't happening. I did not do one squat, lunge, push up or anything else. Week 4 will just have to wait. Okay, so I got home after 7pm. I seriously considered just postponing the run but I really hate to be off schedule. I'm already off schedule and I'm not in the mood to make anything up. Anyway, I gulped down a cup of chocolate soymilk and headed out. I started out too fast. I did an out and back route, and the back part is mostly uphill. Halfway through, I wanted to stop. The only thing that kept me going is knowing that I'd have to walk 1.75mi home and I'd get home much quicker (for dinner) if I just ran. Oh, and I forgot to mention that I got a major stomach cramp heading into mile 2. I guess I shouldn't have had the soymilk. But I was starving. I needed something. My splits are all tore up but I'm not that mad about it. I had a restless sleep, I got rid of yesterday's headache 24hrs after it started, and I didn't eat much prior to running. Oh, and let's not forget that it's HOT. It was after 7pm and still 89° out. And it did not help that once the run was over, I felt like I could spontaneously combust. I get SO MUCH hotter the moment I stop running. I guess running creates a breeze. And when I stop I feel like my temperature shoots up. I'm sure it does. Anyway, I just finished eating not too long ago and I'm developing yet another headache. So I'm going to wrap this up. Night all. Morning: Coffee w/soymilk and raw sugar Peanut butter crackers Afternoon: Clif Builders Bar (mint chocolate) Evening: Chocolate soymilk Broccoli and fried tofu w/garlic sauce and brown rice Activity Route: 3.5 Out and Back Elev. Avg: 0 ft Location: Willingboro, NJ Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 07/21/08 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 07:20 PM Difficulty: 0 / 5.0 Weather: Fair 89 F temp; 42% humidity 91 F heat index; winds W 6 Performance Distance: 3.50 miles Time: 0:33:44 Speed: 6.2 mph Pace: 9' 38 /mi Heart Rate: 180 bpm (Avg) Calories: 389 198 bpm (Peak) Notes Cool Down = .18mi Pace (min/mile) Heart Rate (bpm) Heart Rate Zones Zone Range (bpm) Time In Zone Distance In Zone 1 93 - 111 0h 00m 0% 0.02 mi 2 111 - 130 0h 00m 2% 0.06 mi 3 130 - 148 0h 01m 3% 0.11 mi 4 148 - 167 0h 02m 7% 0.26 mi 5 167 - 185 0h 12m 35% 1.26 mi (none) out of range 0h 18m 54% 1.89 mi Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Heart Rate Elev Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 54 +0' 16 6.1 -0.2 159 -- ft 2 9' 21 -0' 17 6.4 +0.2 184 -- ft 3 9' 42 +0' 04 6.2 -0.0 192 -- ft end 9' 26 -0' 12 6.4 +0.1 194 -- ft Versus average of 9' 38 min/mile

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