night time job around the neighborhood. I feel like I have a lot of work to do. Maybe it's just the cold. I hope it's just the cold. I managed to run it in 8:35 per mile without ever looking at my watch. I think that's decent but I'm unhappy with how I felt during the run. Two months ago 5 miles was nothing and I would have knocked it out without thinking about it. now it seems like even this distance is farther than I am prepared for. I'm going to push myself for consistency over the next couple of weeks and see if that makes the difference. If I can make my miles consistent maybe I can get back to my running happy place. I am willing to acknowledge, however, that my running happy place may have migrated to warmer weather and I'm just going to have to grind it out for the winter. | 