I went too far today. Figured I’d run the loop – Old Mystic, down the Stonington side, past the Seaport, over the drawbridge, and back home on River Road – and get the 6 I needed, plus make up for the day I skipped this week.<\/p>\n
Naw, that tickle I’ve had in my throat, or whatever it’s been that has had me sleeping whenever possible – that wasn’t going to affect me, not on a Saturday. No matter that it’s 40 and drizzly…<\/p>\n
Yeah. Right.<\/p>\n
After about 5K, just as I was passing the seaport, I just faded – hard. <\/p>\n
I walked for about 5 minutes, and thought I’d put enough gas into the tank to make it home. <\/p>\n
I was wrong, wrong, wrong.<\/p>\n
The hill that beat Warren on the bike last spring? Killed me this morning.<\/p>\n
Worst part was getting home later than planned, and letting the wife down – she was ready to head out the door.<\/p>\n
Ah well, tomorrow is another day. 4 miles, and I’ll hit 18 for the week. Not quite on track, but not bad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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