I’m Not Even…

…going to mince words about it today.  It was definitely MIND over BODY out there on the trail this morning.

I can’t believe how difficult it was for every step of THREE POINT TWO EIGHT MILES.

The entire time I was putting one foot in front of the other, I was thinking: How in God’s Name am I going to run for 6.2 miles?

I will. 

I have done it before, I just have to wrap my head around it.

The good news about today’s run?

My pace was average. 

And by average, I mean faster than the past 5k’s I’ve run and they were with NO walking.

Keep in mind, my mileage/pace includes a minute of walking.  And when I say walking, I don’t mean RACE WALKING.  I mean a few moments of recovery for me physically.

I am seeing miniscule results in time/pace and I’m thankful for that – but what bothered me more than anything today was the fact that I still feel weak from being sick earlier in the week.  I carried a bottle of VITAMIN WATER with me and I’m ever so glad that I did.

The other side of the coin is that I really LIKE bike riding.  It’s easier on me physically, but I also know that it doesn’t burn as many calories. 

I think my body has figured out that I can bike twice as fast as I can run.