Week 1 (part 2, lesson 1)

Wednesday was a 5 miler, I've done this before, so it should have been manageable. My roommate & I mapped out a course and hit the road. The run was fine, we ran the Boston side of the Esplanade and I felt good the whole time. It took us 55 minutes to complete the route, which I was pretty satisfied with. The problem didn't occur until about an hour later when I walked into a restaurant that was packed full of people. It was hot, noisy and crowded. The feeling hit me like a brick...I became restless, lightheaded and needed to sit down. My stomach turned as I sat, only half hearing what my roommate was saying to me. I got up, told her I'd be right back and ran to the bathroom. I won't describe what transpired over the next few minutes, the only thing I'll say is that I didn't envy the guy waiting in line for the bathroom. I overheard him talking to on his cellphone "I don't know what's taking this girl so long, she's been in there forever". Lucky for him, I'd made it to the sink just in time.

So lesson 1. If you're going to run more that 2 or 3 miles at a single shot, it is useful to make sure that you've stayed hydrated all day. I'd had a couple cups of coffee and very little H2O. I know. Bad move. Lesson learned, the hard way.