5 Miles... Back on Track!

5 Miles tonight… I’ve jumbled this week’s workout schedule so I can get most of my mileage in before the New Years weekend. Unfortunately this mean a lot of days of running a lot of mileage all in a row. Tonight I was suppose to phone in a 3 miler, but instead substituted my Saturday 5 miles run. Tomorrow, when I suppose to be off, I’ll run my Sunday 10 miler. If I stick to this plan I will only have to run 3 miles over the weekend, and I’ve found a New Years Eve 5K in Kenosha WI that will do the trick. (I’m spending the weekend in Chicago & Milwaukee.

So about tonight run. Actually I felt pretty good. I was flying along at a 8:13/M pace and felt very strong until about the last mile. I remember thinking that I didn’t have a lot left in the tank though so I have no idea how I’ll run 10 miles in the morning. But that’s a problem for another day.

Also, I’ve noticed with these new shoes that sometimes I feel like the skin o the bottom of my foot is tearing a little. Its not, and its not an overwhelming pain, but worth noting. Tomorrow’s run will be on my old pair as I am cycling my shoes every other run.

I finally feel like I’m back on track after taking most of Christmas Week off.

5.0 miles/41:05/Avg 8:13