AM: Stinker-butt Cole was playing in his room at 4:00 this morning. He fell back to sleep, but that meant I couldn't get him up to go to cross country this morning. So, I ran from home. I was struggling with motivation this morning. I think I pushed my 13 miler too hard yesterday, so I decided on one more recovery day before tackling a workout. I tried hard to listen to my body and keep my breathing nice and easy. It's hard for me to run easy, because I equate easy with slow and out-of-shape. But, I am trying to change my ways! I ran down 4800S to the river trail, over to Winchester, up 1300 west, and back on 5400S. It was nice running on the river trail. I haven't run down there for a while. I'm glad I got it in this morning. Score one for a mental victory! Now I only have a short run left this afternoon.
PM: 5 miles easy. I felt better this afternoon than when I started this morning. I think Boot Camp is finally out of my legs. I'm ready to hit a hard one tomorrow. | 