Distance: 1 mile
Time: ?
Location: Yucca Loma Road
Well, one day till race time. I pretty much ruined any chance of training and preparing properly for this 5K after a couple of unfortunate incidents during the last 2 weeks (see last entry). But I had a good run on Wednesday and I decided to get one last run in today, though I knew not to overdo it the day before a race. So I drove myself up to where Yucca Loma ends at the Mojave River and ran a half mile east, turned around and retraced my steps for an even mile. It was about 1:30 in the afternoon and it was a scorcher (about 90 degrees). And it was a struggle. I ought to probably be more worried than I am right now. I definitely don't have the proper amount of conditioning under my belt to tackle 3 miles comfortably right now. The mile I ran today was a mixed bag -- on the one hand I started off feeling good and I ended feeling like I had hit a comfortable stride, but everything in between was a labored, difficult, very slow, jog. My breathing was really bad. I'm hoping a lot of this was due to the heat. But more than likely tomorrow's race is going to be extremely challenging. My prediction is that mile 1 will be okay, mile 2 will be a struggle, and mile 3 will be nearly impossible. But who knows, maybe I'll surprise myself.
My next post will be a review of the run. It ought to be interesting.
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