Medium-long run. 10:43 am, 55-65°, 45-24% humidity, wind 4 ENE. I think I'm about to be expelled from the sub-6 club. In order to get this run done before all my big kids left for school this morning, I would have had to have been out the door at 4:30 at the latest. I just couldn't do that. Instead, I got up at about 5:00, went downstairs in my pajamas, turned on my computer, and started working. I got in a good 5 hours of work before my run. I talked with my boss and told him that I'd like to do this 2 or 3 days a week, when I have hard workouts, for the next 3 weeks. I told him that the training plan is stressing me out and not having to get out and run in the cold and dark alleviates the stress somewhat. Also, I get more work done this way, which is true. I am more productive in the morning. 5 hours of good work before my run and 3 hours of so-so work after my run is better than 8 hours of so-so work when I'm exhausted from a long and/or hard early-morning run. Also, this enables me to be home when my boys are leaving for school. They usually don't need much help from me, but it's nice for me to be there.
As for today's run, it was warm enough for shorts and a short-sleeved shirt, and I was a good girl and wore sunscreen. But I figured if I was going to be out for 2 1/2 hours in that weather, I better carry water, so I wore my stupid fuel belt. I had to straighten it out and push it down on my hips ever few minutes throughout the run. I made a pit stop at a Walgreen's a little bit fore the half-way point, and after about 9 miles, I took a short break and consumed a gel. I can't really say whether it helped me any or not. Yesterday's and today's workouts are the two hardest weekday workouts this week, so I'm glad to be done with them. Maybe I can survive this week, though I'm still a little nervous about Saturday. I was slow today. Here are my stats: AP: 9:59. Splits: 10:47, 10:28, 10:13, 9:57, 10:26 (big hill on County Line Road), 9:49, 10:01 (long incline on Quebec Street), 9:46, 9:54, 9:51, 9:44, 9:43, 9:48, 9:46, 9:34 (I tried to pick up the pace just a bit the last half mile)
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