Pounding the Pavement

I missed running club on Sunday morning. A combination of staying up too late on Saturday (I got sucked into a good book!) and having some unclear plans made for Sunday made it easy for me to turn off my alarm. Although, later in the day I was pretty bummed to not have gotten my long run in.

I finally decided that I would try to recoup my losses on Monday evening. I could wait until it was cooler to start, and then if it got too dark I could finish at the gym. Turns out the weather was great, and I had a lot of heavy stuff on my mind, so a good, long run really fit the bill.

Just over 10 miles later, I was home, sweaty and sore. And so glad to have gotten my long run in for the week.

I ate 3 popsicles.

I kept a really good pace (for me) considering the neighborhoods are quite hilly where I live. However, I did take a couple of untimed water breaks where I walked and stretched a bit.

• Mile 1 - 9:11
• Mile 2 - 8:49
• Mile 3 - 8:58
• Mile 4 - 9:06
• Mile 5 - 9:22
• Mile 6 - 9:36
• Mile 7 - 9:19
• Mile 8 - 9:37
• Mile 9 - 8:57
• Mile 10 - 9:21

I am pretty hard on myself if I miss a workout. Especially a long run, since they are so difficult to make up. Hopefully I'll remember that missing Sunday morning running club isn't the demise of my training. I actually really enjoyed a nice, long weeknight run. And I slept quite well, too!