Couch to 5K W6D3 A bump in the road

I wasn't able to finish my run tonight. Stupid stupid stupid.

So I decided to run 3 hours after I'd eaten. And I've been drinking a lot of tea. Tea has caffeine in appreciable amounts. I've also found that I'm growing quite fond (see: addicted) of tea and it is making me dehydrated very easily. I'll find a nearby cafe just to get my fix. And it's a delicious fix.

I only ran 9 minutes 30 seconds today, or a mile. Still, when I think about it, running a mile is great. I mean, if I ran a mile every other day, that would be awesome. But I was supposed to run 25 minutes today. Pretty disappointing. My legs felt great, my head felt great, but my stomach felt awful. I really tried to go as long as I could without throwing up or similar. Similar?

So I'll give it another shot on Monday. I'll rest tomorrow. I won't provide my stomach with a tactical chemical warhead before the run either. I've also noticed that running on 2 days rest can be an OK idea, but 3 days rest is a bad idea. It's like my body is now in a more advanced state, but it has kind of forgotten to tolerate the pain. On 1 day rest I feel my best, but after the long, long runs I know I need an extra day rest. So I'm going to avoid 3 days rest from now on.

In other news, I started using LaTeX, a document preparation system. That's really what it is. It's so remarkably easy to use and so remarkably powerful. Remarkable. Remarkable doesn't even seem like a real word - it just seems like a bunch of jumbled letters - remarkable. I sure am tired. Need caffeine...

But LaTeX also has a default layout for AIAA articles. This is especially neat. I've been using it for work and put together a 30 page document in under 5 hours with complete formatting and equations, WITHOUT internet access. This is a testament to its greatness. I will certainly be using LaTeX for my PhD thesis write-up and any other professional documents.

Till next time, I hope to nail down that 25 minute run. So aggravating, but it was foolish to eat such a big meal. I've learned my lesson, and I'm moving forward.