Rest Day

Today I decided to take a rest day from running. Last night's long run plus not getting much sleep has me pretty tired today. I'm considering running twice tomorrow--an easy five miles at lunch and then my normal workout in the evening. Even if I don't double up tomorrow, taking today off won't hurt my training because I'll just switch today with my normal off day (Friday).

One other thing. I blamed last night's long run being so difficult on not eating properly the day before. However, another contributing factor may be that I gave blood last Wednesday. I've given blood before with no lingering effects, but not so close to a 20 mile run.