Had a weird night. My head got all congested and I was getting a little dizzy. This happened around the same time last year. At that time I went to doctors and it was sinus congestion and mild infection. So she perscribed some Nasal spray and the vist cost me $230. Ouch. Needless to say, I wasn’t going to do that again. So I got sme over the counter spray and some “Non-Drowsy” Nyquil to try and clear my head. Big mistake. I did get drowsy but at the same time a bit wired. I went to bed at 10 and didn’t actually fall asleep until 3:30. I also had to hit the restroom (#1) about every 30-60 minutes. Not sure why that was as I didn’t drink very much in the hours before bed. I then arose at 6:00 having to go #1 again. Sucks, this is supposed to be my long ride day.

I finally got out of bed around 8:30 as I couldn’t get back to sleep anyway. My head was still all foggy and I was dead tired. Went to get my morning coffee and something for breakfast, watched a little tennis and at around 11 decided I needed to at least try and do something before the day was wasted. I decided it’d be easier and safer to try my Long Run on 3 hours sleep than get on the bike. Besides, the winds were howling today

I had to take two more leaks within 30 minutes of the run, but my head was getting clearer and I was feeling much better. I did the River trail with some extra around the park. Felt pretty good most of the run. Was able to keep my heart rate down and didn’t bonk today. Ended up doing my longest run of the year thus far. Eighty minutes. A long way to go still but I feel good to be there with 5 months of training still ahead of me.

I think because I was cautious starting out on the run I really focused on keeping my strides short and my HR down. Often I let myself go and it catches up with me towards the end of the run with bonking. This time I maintained a steady pace the whole time and felt like I hit that running zone at about 60 minutes. The last 20 minutes felt pretty smooth.

Picked up some new cycling shoes today, Shimano’s. Not really happy with my Specialized. Hopefully will try them out tomorrow.