Week 11: Magic Mile plus 4 miles

30:30 second run/walk ratio
1:27:25 hours
5.74 miles
15.2 minutes/mile
14:24 minutes Magic Mile

Last long run before the half marathon! Just a short one today, with a Magic Mile. It went pretty well.

It was cool today, around 47 F when I started out, so I wore long leggings and long-sleeved tee-shirt and my zipper jacket. Wore the jacket the whole time. It was all right when the sun was out, but the sun went behind the clouds off and on and the wind was chilly. Good running weather, though.

I brought a GU with me, but didn't get around to eating it. Didn't get hungry, even though all I ate before the run was a mug of soy milk. No problems with digestion or tiredness, although it was such a short run, I'd have been surprised if I had.

Still trying to figure out my health issues. Saw a doctor on Thursday and had blood tests done. Haven't had a followup with the doctor yet, but I've seen my test results and it looks like my iron level is a bit low. Then I remembered that my blood pressure was not dropping much after I started measuring it (except for after my 15-mile run), which is also when I started taking a multiple vitamin every day — which has 18 mg of iron in it. So, that leads me to believe that iron deficiency anemia could well be an issue, considering that taking an iron supplement seems to have helped somewhat, but even taking one hasn't quite gotten my iron levels into the normal range. Will have to see what the doctor says about that when I see her next.

Meanwhile, maybe I should start looking into other ways to get my iron levels up a bit more.

I'm not feeling hugely confident about the half marathon, but all I can do is go and do my best.