It's hard not to get excited after a good run, even if it was only two miles, and slower two miles than many runners run three. But still....after having not finished a two mile run without walking in the past, oh, five months, it felt great to get this one finished at 22:55. It was a slightly positive split (11:20 for the first mile, 11:35 for the second), but hey, I finished and I only walked when I was done.
Of course, a good run doesn't replace the fact that I'm two days behind on my training and am painfully aware how inadequate I am compared to someone like Matt Long (possibly the most inspiring story I've read in Runner's World). I complained and eventually gave in because I had to leave for work by 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday when I was supposed to do my run and I wasn't able to get back home that day until 9:00 p.m. I thought I would just do it Wednesday. Then Wednesday rolled around and I felt like I could fall asleep as soon as I got home at 5:15. I had had a sore throat all day and was worried I might be getting sick. So that brings me to today; the extra sleep seems to have helped because I've felt 100% all day, but I still wonder if I made up an excuse to skip runs and end up two days behind. At any rate, I can catch up over the next two weeks without missing a run: 3 on Saturday, 4 on Monday for a long run, 2 on Wednesday, 3 on Friday, and 5 on Sunday.
That should put me in pretty good shape for a 5k race the following weekend in Minnesota. Very excited about that.
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