S8H. Noon @ YMCA WU 1.5 miles Ran 5K @ 6:58” pace (PR). It was a very tough challenging run. I had all the reasons not to do it today: It was my lunch break; right knee was tender during warm up; 4 days off during the holidays; tomorrow is our weekly quality work out; 20 miles run at 8:00” pace this coming Sunday; last but not least the thought of running 3.1 miles under 7:00” pace seems SO intimidating (7:00” pace is my 1 mile repeats pace). After 1.5 miles warm up, I took a short break, drank some water, did some serious soul searching and decided to do it. It was a tough run even during the first mile. And it was getting harder as the run progressed. The legs were up to the task but not the heart and mind. Toward the end of mile two, I was breathing pretty hard and really wanted to stop. It was my pride that kept me going and finally finished. At the end of the run, I felt like I could hold on to another lap at this pace if it was to qualify me for Boston. Mentally, that was all that I can take! Time predictor said to run a 3:30:00” marathon I will need to run 5K @ 6:55” pace and 10K @ 7:12” pace. Will try it before Feb. 18, 2007. | 