Okay, this run really stunk. Lungs and overall energy felt fine, but the legs just didn't want to go--they were still sore from a 2-miler on Mon after Sunday's long run (7.4mi)--that's never happened in my training before. There are a lot of things that probably contributed to the perfect "bad run storm" like: 1) a long run on Sunday 2) a short easy run on Monday. this was the first time i tried an easy run on day immediately after long run. I felt fine during the run and the rest of the day. Tues i was surprisingly sore in my calves, feet, hips and shoulders. (comments on this?) 3) lack of enough sleep since at least Sunday 4) a couple of beers Tues night, leading to 5) underhydration, though i tried to "water up" this morning 6) probably not enough nutrition in the morning 7) heat in mid-80s with high humidity So, i feel confident i understand the error of my ways. And I still have two questions. First, since this was a tempo run, do i do it over another day or skip it? And second, how much should i eat in the morning before a tempo run? i have a tendency to get nauseous if i have too much fat or protein, so i always err on the side of fewer calories (plus my demanding job makes it difficult to eat--even at my desk sometimes) | 