Hard Run

So I was looking for a DVD to watch while I run. The long run is particularly hard on the legs. I decided on the Lord of the Rings - Return of the King. The idea was I would be running for 2.5 hours and so I wanted something long to watch. Yes its not strictly running outside but by now my knees would be blown and my ankles not far behind.

So the run. Well I got 10 miles in, 2 down on my goal. I just didn't have anything in the tank. I woke up tired and my body felt fine but my head was tired. The first 2 miles were stop and go and very tiring before I could dig in and go for it. At mile 9 I convinced myself I could make it to 11 but by 10 I was done. My HR hit 130 on the run so it was just me not being up to the task. The weird thing was the first mile my HR was 155! Then it just dropped off to 115. Is this freaky, a bad monitor or what?

A friend of mine also ran today and she got in 9. Good on ya!

Now its off to the World Cup final...