No more excuses. The roads were relatively clear, it wasn't too cold and there was only mild discomfort in my legs so I decided to start training again instead of just running. I need to start out slowly so I only did a 3 mile tempo run. I was really curious how my body would respond to faster paced miles after 3 months of slow running. Warmed up with 3 easy miles then transitioned right into tempo pace. Sometimes I will walk around for a few minutes before the tempo run but knew that if I did that I would talk myself out of the tempo run. First mile was 6:24 and it felt alright but not great. Next mile was 6:16 and I was starting to feel better (a little fast because there was a pony tail swishing ahead of me that gave me a little incentive to run faster). Third mile came in at 6:16 and it was comfortably hard (just like a tempo run should be). This run accomplished what I wanted. I wanted to make sure that there was some speed left and get my body used to being pushed a little. Finished the run with 3 easy miles.
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