AM- Ran the Sheep Creek 10k this morning. Not much of a warmup, because we had to drive almost an hour and a half to get to where they bus you to the start of the 10k race. I wanted to go somewhat hard during this race, but not to overdue it. First two miles in 6:00 and 6:15. This portion had some good downhill in it, so it wasn't very difficult. Next two miles: 6:26 and 6:56. Was starting to slow down during this portion of the race, but was actually starting to feel better. Last two miles were 6:48 and 6:53. Probably the last four miles of the race were taken somewhat conservative, but I was still pushing the pace to some degree of effort. Mile cooldown afterward. I got my CBC lab results back from last Wednesday, and I am still quite anemic with a hemoglobin level of 10.0 and iron at 24. This can definitely cause some of the symptoms that I have had as of late, like shortness of breath, dizziness, etc. I felt better today than I thought I would though, and I am still working towards getting better from where I was at two months ago.
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