Running and Choking

Won't Erin be proud of me? I actually ran so hard that I wanted to puke. Although, there were factors that helped that along other than me running super hard. Aw, shucks, thanks for the cheers in advance.

I got to class late. Sarah was even later. I had talked her into a 3-mile tempo if the first mile was a warm-up. First mile wasn't a warm-up. Before the first 1/4, I said, "This sucks already." We said maybe 10 other words the entire tempo. It was uncomfortable the whole way, and I wonder if warming up would have made a difference.

I swatted a ton of bugs in the 2nd mile. Sarah was fine as she was a few steps behind me, and I blocked the bug walls for her. I did have some phlegm caught in my throat at one point through the bug wall, and I almost stopped to gag. Nothing like will-power to get you through the tough spots. I just remember all the swim legs of my triathlons when I'd get choked up but just keep swimming. Swimming and choking. I guess a little scarier than running and choking.

I could hear Sarah's steps behind me, and I felt obligated to pull us through since I was the wise-gal who talked her into a longer tempo. I also couldn't slow up or she'd fly by me and leave me in the dust. She modestly says that I pulled her along, but you watch out, cuz Holmes is getting f-a-s-t.

I don't have my watch handy, but my overall time was 29.11 for 3 miles. Mile 1 was 9:49, Mile 2 was 9:51?, Mile 3 was 9:30. I did want to puke for a brief few seconds after I finished. Does that count? Or should the puke feeling last longer? I'm new to all this pacing and running fast biz. If I truly ran tempo hard, is a few seconds of barfishness acceptable?

I didn't think I'd beat the 29.30 from last time b/c of all kinds of reasons/excuses. Now I need to work hard to break 29. When I think of that, I get fuzzy inside. Then I remember the Fast Girls ran 26 and 26.30 last time. Once again, I resolve to lose 10lbs and get faster, lol.

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