Running in the Middle

5k tempo run.  Out and back gradual uphill the first half.  Was huffing and puffing, but felt good to turn around and go back downhill.  Excited to be getting some splits below 8 min finally.  Even if it was running downhill.

I was not looking forward to this run today, I'm having a bad attitude today.  It is cold and windy outside, two things I don't deal well with.  But I just went out and started running, and after a mile or so I got into and really enjoyed myself.  I was planning on doing 5 easy miles, but worked out to be more like 2 easy, 3 tempo.  I have a bad habit of trying to hammer out every workout.  I need to learn to hold back, it should be easy to let yourself slow down, right?

Went to gym today to try and get in a little cross training.  Went around the track for 1.6 for a little warm up.  Then 15 minutes on the Lateral Helix machine and 12 more on the elliptical.  I would have gone longer on the elliptical but I spent to much time chatting with my sister while we stretched on the mats after my warmup, and I only had one hour for daycare.  But that's ok, I'm going to get a good long run in tomorrow morning.

Well this was a long run record for me today, I have never been this far before.  15 miles, 9:40 AP. Toby from the blog invited me out for a group run and had some really great company this morning.  It is really nice to have people to chat with, makes the miles just fly by.  My legs feel fine, I think it helped that we stopped for several water breaks and stretched.  After this run I feel like a Full Marathon really will be an obtainable goal for me this year.  Hoping to run one this fall, just not sure which one yet.  Gotta pick a good one for my first.  Now for a nap I think.