Because I still had a cold. Two minutes after I finished, my throat started burning. My throat has never created me so much pain in my life. It tasted terrible, sort of like blood and a bunch of other nasty things I can't seem to determine.
I got a 27:31 which is not even close to my PR, but I'm glad I didn't push myself any harder. Who knows how long my throat would be burning if I had.
I am just thankful they had Biggby after the race. The hot chocolate really helped my throat feel better.
And this is how terrible I looked:
But Sunday night made up for everything :)
