It has been a rough month for training. I'm not sure if I've completed a midweek run the entire month, and I only completed two of my long runs (I had to bail out on a third). I've had sinus issues all month, and things have not cleared up at the pace I desired. My longest run of the month was 12 miles, but that was two weeks ago. Last weekend, I had to bail at three and a half miles because I was so out of breath. I forced myself to do 10 miles yesterday, and thankfully, I did make it that far. I was pretty wiped out afterwards. On the plus side, my training runs at home include a lot of hills, so they are a bit more rough than the courses I usually encounter at runs. However, I also tend to run quite a bit faster in organized runs, so I've always figured that the hills versus pace evened out.
Regardless of my poor training month, I feel I ought to still be able to go the distance at the Urban Cow Half Marathon. I'm positive that a PR is off of the table, and I'm a bit worried that I don't have a good feel for what pace I ought to be targeting. Hopefully I won't overdo it and burn myself out.
