Well, I have to pat myself on the back. I got up at 5am, did some morning chores, and then headed out on my run. I LOVE that by 5:30am it's nice and bright outside, and I can just take off. I listened to my podcast of "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" from NPR, and looked at the dew on the grass and the cows in the field, the sun coming up and the birds scrounging dead worms off the road (ew). It was such a nice way to start the day. I never though I'd say running for 28 minutes was a nice way to begin a morning!
According to my Nike Plus, I ran 2.97 miles in my 38 minute (28 of them actually running, 10 of them warm up and cool down walking). At Mile One I had a 11:08/mile pace, and at Mile Two I had an 11:31/mile pace. That is not only faster than I've been going recently, but also more consistent that I've been. At the end of Mile Three my pace was 14:07, but I was walking uphill and on my cool down by then, so that's still good. I feel really proud!
I also did the work out at my home, where there are the hills. I hadn't eaten before I ran. Last night I didn't sleep great. It seems like a lot of things were against me, but this is the best I've felt on a run in a long time. I'm not sure what made the difference. Maybe just that it was right off in the morning, so I was somewhat peppy and the day hadn't dragged me down yet? Whatever it was, I'm glad I feel good running at 5:30am, because that's about when the Disney Half take off...in a little over 7 months!
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