A clydesdale no more!

I really want to get my mileage up but things just keep coming up.  Short on time once again.  Debated whether or not to run at all but I know that 5 miles is better than no miles.  A little quicker pace than usual and it felt really good.  I hit that HR sweet spot where you know you are putting in a good effort but it is not destroying you.

Walked out the door to pouring rain.  The rain drops felt very cold so I went back inside to grab a jacket.  I normally do not mind the elements but the first exposure of the year is always a little more difficult.  After a mile, it was no longer raining and I realized that the decision to wear a jacket was a bad one.  Ran the rest of the run with the jacket tied around my waist (something that I hate doing).  Pace felt good throughout the run but it ended up being much slower than I thought.  I'm going to try to get my mileage up to 225/month for the next couple of months.  My mileage this year has been dreadful.

Hilly run up to Bountiful Blvd.  I added an extra mile to the run as I am trying to up my mileage.  The pace was ridiculously slow.  I guess speed is not my focus right now.  Just trying to get back to whwere I once was. 

A cold and rainy run.  Shortened the run a bit because I was already running late then had to wait for a train.  Still not happy with my average pace.  I think that I just need to adjust my expectations.

A good brisk run.  Short on time (again!) so I made do with what I had.  Broke out the gloves because it is getting cold.  A run where I am wearing shorts, long sleeve shirt and gloves means that it is an ideal temperature.  Felt very good.

Just a nice steady paced run.  Didn't take any fuel with me so I knew that 15 miles would be my limit.  Ideally I would have liked to put in a couple more miles but this will do for now.  My legs started to fatigue at mile 12 but never got as tired as I thought they would.  First time in a long time that I finished a week over 50 miles.  Hopefully this is the start of building back up.