This is one of those days I got through on pure adrenaline, after next to no sleep (not because I stayed up late, but because I couldn't turn my brain off once I went to bed, which was actually at pretty much my normal time). So I'll be crashing early tonight...
In taper mode for the 5K, for which I picked up my bib after work. Ran 5 miles on the treadmill, the first four at just under 10:00 pace, then cranked up to just under 9:00 for the last mile. I'm getting really tired of the treadmill, especially as my mileage builds upnder Pfitz (tonight was scheduled for 9 miles), but crack-of-predawn every day or running in the evening heat outdoors just doesn't work for me. So until the weather is more favorable, I'll continue to do most of my Mondays and Wednesdays on the dreaded TM, and drag myself out of bed before dawn on Saturdays for the long run. Come to think of it, with a 7:30 start Friday, the 5K will be an early alarm clock day as well. Tomorrow's a rest-and-finish-the-work-week day.
Probably fortuitous that I cut back on my running this week, as big a crush as work has been. Next week, fortunately, will not be nearly as hectic between 8 and 5, because I'm scheduled to ramp up the mileage quite a bit and add the fifth day of running back in. | 