Friday and Saturday
Felt miserable with a very bad cold. I had a sore throat during the interval session on Thursday but was hoping it was just a temporary thing. I think that session must have triggered the full on cold as I felt very under (and bad tempered) on Friday and equally so on Saturday. May have rested in any case on Friday but disappointed to miss a speed session on Saturday.
Sunday
Woke up feeling much better. Still had a streaming nose but decided to head out for 16km regardless. Ran the usual North Head circuit but started from the lagoon car park and ran the first 3km to Shelly Beach with Alec. Probably a little shorter than runnng from home but was at Shelly Beach in 14:30 after an easy first 3km so reached that point in about the same time as I would normally running from home. Felt pretty easy around North Head (45:20 back at the stone arch) and then slowed down considerably over the final 5km feeling lethargic due to the effects of the cold. Finished in 1:05:55. Weather was very warm (apparently it reached 33C in the afternoon) but not too humid so not unpleasant. Spent lunchtime on Curly beach (great bodysurfing - water was just the right temperature) and afternoon in the garden to round out a nice day.
Plan for this week is same as last (but without the illness) - 2 speed sessions interspersed by 15km runs - and with the Coolrunning 5km time trial on Saturday morning.
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