Day 9

With any luck today's run will have tired me out. It was only six miles, nothing extravagant, but the pace was very good. In fact, I was about 25 seconds faster per mile than Tuesday's long run. I'll admit it, I did try to go fast, but I wasn't pushing myself real hard. At the end I was, but in general it's good to finish fast- if you always finish a run fast you'll have the mentallity to finish a race fast. It was a hilly run and a slightly cloudy, not too hot day, which was also nice.

Tonight's an early night for me- have a plane to catch before 8AM tomorrow.

Day 6

I meant to do a really early morning run but decided to take it easy after waking, seeing I had gone tobed late. As it stands, it's 10AM now and most teenagers I would suppose are just waking up, so I guess I couldn't have started my 6-miler that late. It's a cool morning, about 65 degrees, and there were very few clouds in the sky. The sound of a jackhammer pierced the morning. After just the first mile I could definitely feel the effects of my fast-paced run yesterday. Despite this, I was determined not to go slow. No sirree. I did the Stoney Road Hill route, which takes me into Jamison and back, and it was enjoyable. Only in the last mile and a half did I really try to fight, really work hard so that I would maintain that "under 9min/mile" pace. I ended up back on my property in a little over 52 minutes, having met my goal with room to spare: my pace was 8:43. It feels good to be meeting these little goals. I wonder what the rest of my summer will bring.

Day 1

I thought that taking the day off yesterday would be a positive thing that would allow me to face today feeling fresh. Well, I was sorely mistaken. I planned on doing my long run of the week, five miles (yes I realize that for a long run, that's pretty wimpy), today and while I accomplished that, I certainly didn't do it with ease. I couldn't do a night run because I won't be home this evening, and thus had to deal with a lot of humidity and heat that felt way hotter than 77 degrees. I slogged through the run, somehow managing to keep it under 10 minute mile pace by a good bit, and as soon as I finished, I laid down on the front porch. Not once did I quit, although I did want to, I knew that shortcuts would get me nowhere. One run down. Three months from now, this same run will be the easiest one in the world.