I felt great the first two miles, by 2.5 I was wheezing, and then I couldn’t take another breath. My lungs had had it. They were burning, and I had only that last long hill in front of me. At 34th Street, I stopped the watch and walked for three blocks, then jogged lightly the rest of the way home. Don’t know if this sore throat has got me, or if I simply ran too fast (3.1M in 26:14, or 8:28 pace), or if I hadn’t eaten enough (not sure what nutrition has to do with my breathing, though).
I wonder if the panting is simply an issue of my lungs needing to catch up to my legs; that is, my legs are fitter than my lungs. Or, am I over-eager, feeling strong and thus over-exerting? What does it mean, one week of panting at the end of my runs? Do I need to do specific workouts for my aerobic fitness, or am I simply learning my thresholds for pain? Or, maybe I am just congested, and am just a dummy for ignoring this sore throat and running anyway…
…I learned today that Haruki Murakami has written a memoir about his long-distance running. The book is called What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, and is scheduled as an August publication. Two other books that are coming out this Fall about running are Personal Record, a memoir by Rachel Toor, a columnist for Running Times, and in October, A Race Like No Other, about the history of, and the 2007 running of, the New York City Marathon by New York Times sportswriter Liz Robbins…
Pigtails Flying 
So you had a bad day…it happens to the best of us. Rest up this weekend and by this time next week, you’ll knock off another easy run home form work.
I read that broccoli and spinach are supposed to help during these spring months and helping your respiration functions out. I’ve been trying to have a massive plate of steamed or raw broccoli 1 hour before my run and it seems to help.
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