Week Ten

I woke up this morning at 6:45 hardly ready to run. I made myself a pita & labne sandwich for breakfast and threw on my running clothes. For a brief moment, I considered crawling back into bed, but my conscience got the better of me and rather than flake out on a team member who I'd told I would be there, I sucked it up and drove to MIT. I got there at 7:30 and hit the pavement with my mentor. Her pace was a bit faster than what I am used to - I could feel my breathing become heavier and my legs were protesting a bit. I dropped back to my usual pace and ran past the Museum of Science to the pinkish colored footbridge next to the Hatch Shell. I crossed the bridge and ran up beacon toward the common. The first water stop was at the base of the hill, so I paused for some water and a pink colored drink (powerade?). One of the coaches was there and ran up the hill with me, around the common, down to the public garden and then back to the base of the hill for repeat number 2. After pausing for another water stop another teammate and I took off for the hill again. We did the same loop around both parks and then headed back to MIT across the Mass Ave bridge. Total mileage, just over 6. It was hot this morning, but not humid and I felt pretty good...until I got home. I started to feel really tired and had to lay down for about 30 minutes. That horrible feeling came over me again and I made it to the bathroom sink just in time. I ate and sipped on a gatorade (orange flavor, which is disgusting) and started to feel a little better for awhile. My water intake was light prior to the run but I thought I'd had enough during. Evidently not, because since lunch, I have been laid out on the couch all afternoon with a headache, dozing in and out of sleep. I finally got up about an hour ago, made myself something to eat and have been constantly drinking water. Plans for the day were (obviously) canceled and my crystal ball tells me that tonight I'll be watching 48 Hours instead of celebrating my roommate's birthday at 33.