Since I did not run yesterday I opted for the full run that was on the schedule today. I have cut a couple of miles off of the MLR's on the plan because I don't think my body can handle it right now. Pretty uneventful run. Couldn't keep the ear buds in my ears and got tired of fiddling around with them so most of the run was without music. It made it really drag by. Held a relatively steady pace although I let it slow too much on the minor uphills. At mile 10, I fell on some ice. Of course it happened right in front of somebody sitting in a parked car. I can only imagine how cool I looked.
Three easy, 5 at LT then 2 easy to finish. Struggled to get into the run mentally. Had a hard time maintining a steady pace but the average was about what I wanted (6:44, 6:35, 6:38, 6:36, 6:38). It didn't feel like a huge effort but I just couldn't get into it.
Debated whether to make it a shorter run and do a mini taper for the 1/2 next week or stick with the plan and do the 20. Decided that Boston is the goal so I needed to put the full run in. Started out a bit slow but started feeling really good after a couple of miles. Cruised along the LPT to State Street in Farmington. Saw Kam and ran with him for a couple of miles. Finished feeling really good. Average pace for the entire run was 7:45. Since the first few miles were 8:15 I felt good about the overall average pace. Felt very good the entire run. Finally starting to shake off some of the rust.
