I was a little afraid for today. We had planned on 7 miles but I was unsure how my body would respond because my training has left a lot to be desired the last few weeks. The first 3 miles were rough. I had a difficult time getting going and had eaten nothing but junk, a lot of junk, yesterday and it is the first time I can remember that what I eat has had that big of an impact on my running. I felt absolutely horrible. I finally started feeling better about mile 4 and then at about 4.5 really was able to get going (at my very slow pace). I felt great until 6.25 and then I started to really struggle. At 6.5 "Eye of the Tiger" came on my ipod and got me going and unfortunately reliving middle school band, which only forced me to want to finish sooner. The last .25 I pushed and finished running that quarter at 8:25. Overall, todays run was really good, the route is flat so it is a good assesment as to where I am at training wise. It was nice to push and work hard but at the same time incredibly frustrating because I am building back up my base miles - the same thing I spent the entire winter doing. Two accomplishments this week: 1. First week ever running 6 days! 2. Highest mileage week since my injury! Ave Pace: 8:59 Happy Running! | 