Notes
CPTC Tempo - last one before NYC Marathon
6 mile loop(counter-clock wise) @HMP
Never felt right in this one. Got a side-stitch even during the 2.3 mile warmup run to the park. first 3-4 miles felt ok, but not "fresh" and ended in a tough climb up Harlem Hill. 5 mile was a struggle to keep pace, with difficulty to get a full breath, feeling more and more like a side-stitch on both sides of the rib cage. Had to walk and stretch upwards at mile 5.3 and then able to sort-of keep pace the last half mile.
I hope this is just an outlier, stemming from not enough water intake+warm temperature into the evening. Hoping the 9 day of taper do enough of a rejuvenation job before next sunday.