One Step At A Time

I was kind of tired and it took a couple of miles to start feeling good. 

very slow and I was struggling to get through it but at least I am able to talk when I run..  That is something new.

1:18.26  tired legs

1:58  running slower and slower.  Don't know how to break out of it

35.58  died at the end 

1:09.28  we had to take an unplanned detour so I don't know exactly how much it added,  but we're going to stick with 7.  At least I have an excuse for my pathetic performance last week.  I have a viral infection.  I need to make up the 10 miler I missed last Saturday,  but I think that it was good to give myself a few days off to recover.  Still trying to recover,  but glad that I could get out and run. 

1:38.20

9.53, 9.5, 9.38, 9.05, 9.24, 9.37, 9.59, 10.18, 10.29, 10.02 

i think I'm finally starting to fell better.   1:17.20

9.45, 10.10, 10.01, 9.14, 9.17, 9.34, 9.49, 9.27 

2 miles on the treadmill at 9:09 pace and 1.0 incline

3 miles outside in the wind and ran 26.26  8.54, 8.44 (.96 of a mile), 8.47(.94 of a mile)

.2 back uphill to my house. I was supposed to go 6 but the weather was just too crappy. 

58.14

treadmill 33.50

mile 1:  8.57  mile 2 8.27, mile 3 8.00, mile 4 (1/2 mile @ 7:30 pace)  1/4 mile 8:30 pace, 1/4 mile 9.00 pace.  

Normally I hate running on a treadmill,  but I really felt good today.  I wish I could do that pace on the road.   

1:17.28

A really crappy run.  The wind was blowing really hard and it was cold and I felt terrible.  We were going to do the 12 we missed on Saturday but I just couldn't do it.  It is very hard to have any confidence when  every time I run it feels like I've never run before.  It hurts and I am so tired.

59.00  It just keeps getting worse.  I can hardly run.  What a disaster this is turning out to be.  Maybe it's time to be realistic and admit to myself that I am not a marathon runner. I think this will be my last marathon. If I can't run 6 miles any faster than that,  then what is the point?

1:36.00  did 4 x 1/2 mile pace with a minute walk and 1/2 mile jog in between for miles 5,6,7,8.  Although the jog was super slow, I was pretty pleased with my efforts.  3.54, 3.53, 3.59, 4.06.  Just wanted to teach my body that it can go fast.  Made the mistake of not taking any food.  Normally 10 miles without food isn't a problem if I eat right before but it had already been 2 hours and my blood sugar drops fairly quickly.  My stomach hurt really bad so i ate 2 mini bagels as soon as i walked in the door. Need to remember to take something with me.  I also swam 1400 yards this morning.  Not a lot,  but I got there late and didn't have a lot of time before I had to go back home to get my kids and take them to their swim practice.   Feeling a little better about it all today.