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August 17, 2004
Suprising Morning
Yesterday I wasn't sure if I wanted to run in the morning or the afternoon today. I like to run in the morning, but it takes me a while to get going. I have a hard time waking up and going right out the door to run. I feel so stiff and tight and the run usually ends up being miserable. Without fail, I tend to feel miserable when I try to run in the morning after I run workouts the previous night. On the other hand, since I tend to feel good in the afternoons, I end up running way faster than I hope to on my easy days.
I made a compromise this morning. I woke up this morning and just walked around for a bit and then went out to run after I had been up for a while. By the time I went out the door it was almost 10, but the weather gods are cooperating today and it isn't too hot or humid, actually it is very pleasant weather for August.
In the summer I usually don't time most of my runs. My friend M. tells me I should, because "How do you know if you're running too fast on your easy days?" I get obsessed with the time. After doing a workout last night, going to bed, then running in the morning-my run is not going to be fast, I'm tired! If I want to run easy, I don't even wear my watch.
This morning was strange. After about a mile I started to feel really good. I tried to hold myself back, but when I crossed the highway I was feeling really good so I gradually picked up the pace. I was probably running somewhere around 6:40s. On my way home I saw a friend of the family who is selling a house in the area, so I stopped and talked to her for a while. I know that I was out for just under an hour and I stopped for quite a bit to chat. I probably covered my seven mile course in about 47 or 48 minutes, which is good for a morning run after a workout.
I hope to run six days this week. Tomorrow will probably be a short day since I am still nursing my foot. I can't even go to a doctor for it. The first reason is the aches keep moving. What can I tell the doc, one day it hurts here, the next day that feels fine but this hurts, etc. The other reason has to do with insurance (part of why I need to find a new job). I might run in the pool a bit this afternoon. I don't count that as a workout, I call it my therapy. Tomorrow I'll do more in the pool at a higher intensity.
Posted by Blondie at August 17, 2004 11:20 AM