Tough run

Yeh. Woke up late. Was 7am. I drank water. Splashed sunblock cause the sun's usually up at 7:20am.

Set off at around 7:30am. Surprising, it wasn't rally sunny at all as the sky was overcast.

What a tough run. Was breathless at 4km mark. My sniffles came around before the 3km mark and I've always found breathing through the mouth a thirsty and more tiring affair than breathing through the nose. I brought a running cap but no tissue (!!). Might be unbelievable but at around 5km under Rumbia LRT, I saw a plastic bag with empty MacDonald's fries pack + a tissue. I scooped it and blew my nose clear. It helped but little. I was already breathless. Stopped and walked quite a few times during this run. It was tough. I really was thristy. During the last km, my saliva tasted acidic, like the phelgm in my throat or the acid from the stomack creeped up my throat into my mouth. Yukky.

At the end, I walked 3/4 of the last km. More than I wanted. Completed the 8km in 1 hour, 4 mins and 45 secs (Avg pace of 8mins 6 secs per km). My knees were okay but my right ankle felt slight discomfort. The stretching does not seem to help. I target doing a 5km next Wednesday night before the Sunday 10km run, if possible.