Today I had a short run planned and I knew I was up for it. I came home after work and, thanks to daylight savings time, had plenty of time to change, run 3 miles (33:18), shower, and eat - all before dark. I may even get this post done before night falls. How about that? I never thought I'd be so happy to lose an hour.
Unlike this weekend, I didn't have too much of an inner fight to get out on the road today. My mile splits were 11:26, 10:31, and 10:20, which illustrates how I felt while out there, too. I started a little tight but loosened up and got moving better as I went along.
I'm not sure what caused the difference in motivation and attitude between this weekend and today. Perhaps it's a mental thing about putting in a long run. I was supposed to run 10 miles this weekend. I think my dread multiplies by 2 for every mile that's scheduled longer than 4 miles, though I don't know why. I didn't have any trouble with 6 miles last night and could have easily run several more.
Send positive motivation vibes to me on Wednesday. I'm scheduled for 7 miles with 3 of of them as speed work. I'm hoping for terrific weather and lots of time on my hands. Yea, right. Dream big.
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