I ran like crap

13M am incl BUPA London 10,000m in 33.36

I ran like utter crap today. I could feel my legs were sluggish from the moment I started the warm up. 1K in it was still no better. By 3K I was wondering why I was bothering and struggling to hold on to a group I knew I should be ok with. At least I found enough of a fight to get to the end without losing too many places in the second half (probably fewer than 15). It was pretty pathetic though - slower than marathon pace......

I haven't managed a proper post mortem until mulling it over now, but it's probably a combination of things. I had felt back in shape a couple of weeks ago (until my virus) but have felt sluggish again since and training since getting over the marathon has been a bit disjointed and low mileage. I ran hard/fast sessions this week and was still a bit stiff. I drank a fair bit of wine and ate loads last night and then slept only 5 hours last night. Plus iveprobably put on some post-marathon pounds (haven't weighed myself to know though).

I need to buckle down now and start training properly to get in shape for the Autumn...