Today is one day that I am extra-thankful for the blog, because I probably wouldn't have run otherwise. I was supposed to do 7 miles today, but after an exhausting (but fun!) weekend at Lake Powell, not much sleep last night, extreme soreness, and some spotty sunburn, I promptly turned off the alarm at 5:05 this morning. Then, I had a long day at work, including a 4-hour round trip to Tucson and back. And, to top it off, it was 112 degrees today!
BUT, duty and the quest for consistency won over. I did 3.1 boring miles on the treadmill at a 9:40 pace (1.0 incline). I am trying to do what some much-wiser-than-me bloggers have recommended: running 6 days a week, no excuses, and not pushing it too hard on easy runs.
8 x 400s tomorrow morning: time to get psyched up! |