When it's 100 degrees...

it takes more motivation than I apparently have to go out and run. Especially when that run is scheduled to be 15 miles. It was hellish in DC this weekend. Luckily some thunderstorms rolled through yesterday afternoon and cooled things off just a bit. By 7:30pm I decided I'd better go or else I'd run a grand total of 0 miles. While my late start meant I didn't make it the full 15, I did manage to get in almost 11 miles. Not too shabby.

10k pace

I ran 3 miles yesterday at my "10k pace" (about 8:30/mile). It's a lot easier to go that fast when I'm actually running a 10k as opposed to running on a tredmill. Never the less it felt good to run a little faster than I normally do. I feel like I should push myself to go faster on the shorter runs more often so that when I slow down for the longer distances I'm not moving at a completely glacial pace.

Doing 6 miles after work today. Feeling a little bit of a sore throat coming on. Hope I'm not getting sick.

rest days

The last couple of weeks I've needed two full days to rest from my long run. I don't actually really feel any of the effects (sore shins, arches, hamstrings) until two days, which has made it hard to do my Tuesday runs. That's my way of saying I didn't run yesterday. I did get up and do my 4 miles this morning though. And I think I'm going to do a Saturday and Sunday run this week since Sunday is only 5 miles. Geeze, I remember when 5 miles was almost unthinkable and now it's a short day. Kinda cool

not writing, but still running

I haven't written in a while, but I have been running. Yesterday I did a full 12 miles. It was definitely tough. And I have the sunburn to show for it. It feels really great though when I think about how far I've come. Especially given the debilitating heat we've had recently. Just for some perspective, yesterday was a cool 90 degrees. I figure though if I can handle this then the marathon will be rather comfortable in comparison.