Medium-long run. 8:30 am, 66-80° F, 70% humidity, winds calm. So this is what happens when I can't get anyone to run with me on a Saturday. I slept late and them dawdled for a long time. It would have been better if I had started the run significantly earlier. It got pretty hot by the time I was finished. When I first started, there was a girl just ahead of me walking and so I passed her, but then she started running so she passed me and quickly got about 80-100 yards ahead of me. After a bit I noticed that she wasn't getting any farther ahead of me. I guess she passed me right at the first because I always start out really slowly. But then I got going and after I while I realized that I was gaining on her very slowly. I think once I got close enough that she could hear me, she sped up a little bit. I finally caught her at about 2.8 miles and talked with her. She asked if I was training for a marathon and I said that I ran one in June and I'm just trying to maintain base mileage now. She said that made her feel better. I guess she meant that if she had to be passed by an old lady, at least it was an old lady who has run a marathon. Anyway, she was doing 6 miles, so she turned around at the 3 mile marker and I was on my own the rest of the time. A little while later a guy who was going the other direction asked me what I was training for and I said, "Nothing." I don't know if that sounded rude, but I didn't have time to explain. I was thinking about work/life, or more specifically work/running balance while I was running. A few months ago I was putting a lot of energy into running and my work was suffering. Now I'm putting a lot more energy into my work and there's not as much left for running. Maybe that's why I'm struggling. AP: 8:54. Splits: 9:33, 8:47, 8:38, 8:44, 8:50, 8:50, 8:59, 9:00, 9:00, 9:03, 8:54, 8:38, 0.9 @ 7:34 (I tried to pick it up at the end).
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