Attitude is Everything!

Met the BBK group at Parkway Pallisades this morning.  I couldn't believe the turn out.  I think there were 18 or 19 of us- WOW!  

We did 3 easy miles on the river trail to warm up.  My splits were 9:21, 8:53 and 8:50.  We then ran up Parkway Pallisades starting at a comfortable pace and then picking it up as the mile progressed- 8:19. The next two miles were a hilly loop.  I was trying to keep up with Peggy and Lynette on this one but didn't quite succeed.  My splits were 7:34 and 7:30.  I guess thats respectable for hills.  I then ran to the top of Parkway Pallisades again and finally jogged back to Lifetime so I could get ready for work: 9:11, 4:29 (.52 mile).  

It turned out to be a challenging yet great run.  I am always amazed at how good I feel the rest of the day, even after getting up at 4:30.   I think I actually have more energy then on mornings when I sleep until 6.

Ran to the gym today.  I had planned to take it easy, 9mm or so but when I look at my splits I guess I didn't do such a great job.  My splits were 8:49, 8:28, 8:28, 7:45, 7:49 and 1:41(.2 mi). AP: 8:18 (a bit faster than I had planned).  The first two miles are fairly flat, the second two are hilly and the last mile is flat again.

This run took a bit out of me due to the afternoon temperatures.  My feet were hot and uncomfortable.  I'm not sure I am ready for running in the heat.  I kind of like the cold, wet weather- it keeps things interesting.  I did enjoy meeting my kids at the pool and taking them swimming in the nice cold water.  It was very refreshing after a hot run.

Meet some of the BBK down at the SJ Park.  Again, I wanted to make it a fairly easy day so I didn't show up for the early miles.  I had planed to do two of the 3 mile repeats but after the first one I decided I'd better not run the second one with the group as I am too competitive and Dean is a bad influence on me.  My nice easy 3 miler turned out be 22:21. My splits were 8:03, 7:30 and 6:48.  I then ran around the softball fields to cool down, adding an additional 1.13 miles (9:08, 1:09).  

I actually really enjoyed this run even though it was a little faster than I had wanted.  My legs were a bit tired though.   I'm getting rather nervous about Ogden.  I have been given some great advice to start out slow and build.  I hope I can do this.  I seem to have a hard time regulating my pace.  I like half marathons because I know what I am capable and can push pretty hard for 13 miles.  I'm not sure how my body will respond to a full.  

Any advice would be appreciated. 

I had a soccer game today so did not go for a morning long run.  My team did not have any subs so I played the entire 90 minutes.  It was a pretty good game so I am going to count 5 miles.