Ugly, but in the books!

Ugly… That’s the only word to describe today’s run. It’s hard to believe I ran 26.2 just a few weeks ago.

Although it was warm enough and not raining I ended up running inside on the treadmill. I’m not sure if God was punishing me for ignoring such a nice day but the run was long and hard. I started out a little too fast considering all the running I’ve been doing lately and then the run went down from there. I guess the good news is I did run all 7 miles. The bad news is I wasn’t able to do it at 8:30 minute miles like I wanted. I think next week I’ll try to do my long run on Saturday when my legs are a little fresher.

The exciting news is that I am over 20 miles for the week! The first time since my marathon. I know all these short runs and speed-work are helping my pace, but still, I'd like to get back to that 25-30 mile a week range. Also I kind of miss my long runs. I always liked how I felt after a long run and having the sense that I really accomplished something.

7 miles/60:50/Avg 8:41