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When will it end?

July 30, 2016 (Afternoon)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: 70s and decent humidity, clouds rolling in

Comments:
Flew to the Island this morning. A little behind on sleep, but took three short naps today. a little biking and walking through the water today, but not enough activity to explain why I felt so awful on the run at 6:30pm. first mile was somewhere between 8:15 and 8:30 and the next three miles were in the 7:50 range. (Ran Dad's loop, of course, alone.) Just no energy in the legs still, and running alone just leaves me with a constant mental battle and endless, nauseating self-pity. It would be nice to pull out of this soon what with Aidan coming up tomorrow, Tobi coming Wednesday, the threat of Brant Point Runners Tuesday, and the goal of highest mileage occurring now and in the next two weeks. My first day on island 6 weeks ago, I ran this same 4 mile loop four and a half minutes faster. Surely I'm in better shape, but without enough red blood cells and with all this self pity, it is hard to believe it. Is it all just a matter or time, am I maybe benefiting long-term from the stress on my body, or was the double red donation last week actually a full-on re-set for my fitness? Surely, at least, my muscles haven't atrophied?