San Diego Training Week: Day 5

Well it's all done. My week of training in Southern California is complete and even though it wasn't exactly what I'd hoped it would be it was still productive. The weather didn't co-operate till late in the week and besides that I wasn't able to put in the intensity or volume because of being sick. Today was my final session, a long run out at Lake Miramar. It's a man made reservoir but you wouldn't know it from looking at it. It has a paved 8 km path that runs around the rim of the lake and I was planning to do 2 loops. As with the rest of the week I wasn't feeling 100%. My legs felt heavy and tired from yesterday's ride and my lungs felt tight and I didn't feel like I could get a good deep breath. I began the run and thought that it didn't matter how much it hurt, this was my last training day here and I had to complete it. The lake's shoreline isn't straight but instead it's jagged with all kinds of little inlets and lagoons so this made the run a little more interesting. This is a popular spot for runners, cyclists and roller bladers and there were plenty of them out today. I did a counter clockwise loop first and when I got around to where I'd started I turned and did the second loop in the opposite direction. Anything to try and make the second half seem different. I felt uncomfortable for the entire run even though the route was pretty flat and my pace was slower than usual, a 5:16 pace. I obviously still haven't recovered but I've got the next 3 days off and hopefully can get back to normal for my last 2 weeks before Miami. I know it sounds ridiculous but after months of training I'm having thoughts of not being able to finish the race based on how I've felt this week. I hope that's just the cold talking.