I am a tool

I am a tool for many reasons. The first being that our easy 7 mile run seemed worse to me than our 15 mile run. I felt so thirsty the entire time, I kept looking for Coach Joe's truck with Gatorade on it that usually meets us halfway. I also felt like I was sprinting the entire time (which I was not, according to my time). I said something to the woman behind me at the end of the run, like "wow. that was worse than the 15-miler." She looked at me like I was crazy.

I can attribute this (bad 7 miler) to maybe a few things.
1. I am super stressed at work which makes me tired at the end of the day.
2. I was running with some people that I don't usually run with who are faster than I usually run.
3. My body is still fatigued from the 15 miler.

Or all three.

Anyway. The second reason I am a tool is because I showed up at our running happy hour and only stayed for one drink. I was so exhausted and needed real food. I think what I really need is rest. I think tonight, which is supposed to be a "cross training or rest" night will be a rest night for me, even though it usually isn't. Hopefully, that will get me back on track!

Side note: there are a great bunch of articles in this week's Newsweek that talk about the benefits of working out consistently. One more reason to keep marathon training!