Great Run! 9 miles & strong!

Workout: 9 Mile Easy Run

I was pretty close to blowing off tonight’s run. I had to work today so I was on my feet all day and then I stayed late to do some computer maintenance. By the time I got home I had a late lunch and took a big nap. I was channeling Wednesday Night’s post work run and thought I did not want to put myself through that again.

But the weather looked favorable for running so I dragged my butt out the door. Boy am I glad I did. I did have a big lunch today and took a water bottle with me. I’m not sure if either made a big difference but I felt great the whole way.

I made a mental note to stay slow. I was nervous after Wednesday so I said anything under 9:00 is fine. I ran to the Lumber Yard to check on something for a minute which accounted for my first two miles and then ran my old standard 7 mile route. But the time I was heading out of town the sun had set enough that there were shadows over most of the route. Boy does that make a difference!

9.18 miles/1:18:19/avg 8:32