Today was difficult to get out the door. I hit the nooze twice, and when I finally got up, I layed around on the floor attempting to stretch. Felt sluggish, tired, and sore. Maybe I shouldn't have swam a mile last night.
I did get out the door and I did my 2 mile warm-up by running for 4 minutes and walking for 1 minute. After the warm-up, I forced my poor tired body to move a little bit faster. I walked for a minuter after every mile. It seemed I was determined to not run very hard today.
Finally, after a few more miles, I picked up the pace to 8:30. Every hill I tried to stay under a 9:00 pace, and the small hills I did fartleks. The last mile was a 7:30 pace. I feel so much better now. I'm glad I ran. Ate a bagel with cream cheese and 2 fried eggs. Later today, the 2 yr old and I are getting a juicy hamberger with fries!
11 miles = 1:39:46 (9:05 pace)
2 mile warm-up = 19:35 (9:48 pace)
Next 9 miles = 1:20:11 (8:55 pace) walk breaks made the times seem like a slow run. | 