Seattle Half 08 - Run 4 of 63

Distance: 2 mile easy
Time: 25:00
Course: Loop from home

So, morning running. UGH. 2 miles felt like forever, but I have to admit, it felt pretty good the rest of the day to know that I'd already gotten my run in. CM thinks that doing this short run every Tuesday (or Wednesday, as the schedule permits) in the morning is a good idea.

What would an athlete do? Embrace the morning run, right? Ugh. We'll see how it goes.

Seattle Half 08 - Run 1 of 63

Distance: 2 miles easy
Time: 24 minutes
Course: Treadmill

I had a super long day and it's been hot for the past few days, so instead of jinxing the start of the training plan, I opted to get my easy run done on the treadmill. Easy peasy. I can't express how much I love an air-conditioned gym. I'm a wimp.

No, wait, no negative self-talk! That's my focus this time around--eliminating the internal criticism. The mental aspect of training is definitely much more challenging for me than the physical workout, so for the next four months my touchstone words are FOCUS, DISCIPLINE, ATTITUDE.

Last run before real training begins

Distance: 6 km
Time: 44:57
Course: Loop from home

I got a Garmin Forerunner 305 as a first anniversary present, and I've gone for just a few runs with it so far. I love that it tells me everything I want to know about my run: pace, distance, heart rate, elevation, temperature. I hate that it tells me everything that I fear: that I run really really slow, that I've lied to myself in the past about how far a run actually was, that my heart rate likes to sit in the 160s no matter how slow I am. I think Garmie and I are going to have an interesting relationship.

Today's run was nothing special. I had the Shuffle with me, so I went out way too fast and ended up having to take a few walk breaks in the second half, which killed my overall pace. On the plus side, it's nice to know that a 6 km run is not a scary proposition at all.

This week I have three runs: a 2 mile easy run tomorrow, a 5 mile tempo run on Thursday, and a 6 mile long run on Sunday.

Run 34 of 67: 2 miles easy

Distance: 2 miles
Time: 24:00
Course: Loop from YWCA

Back out on the Seawall! This was barely a warmup, but felt really nice, and was greatly needed. My nerves are completely shot this week.

Run 33 of 67: 3 miles easy

Distance: 4.72 km
Time: 35:49
Course: Loop from home

Another crappy-feeling run. Let rest week be over, please!

Run 32 of 67: 2 miles easy

Distance: 2 miles
Time: 23:40
Course: Treadmill

I can't say it was fun, but it was over before I got too bored to keep moving. I've made arrangements with KV to run Thursday's 5K outside, so that one should be better. This is an easy week, and next week I run another 7 miles long. I'm actually looking forward to it!

Run 30 of 67: 2 miles easy

Distance: 2 miles
Time: 23:00
Course: Loop from home

It's been an odd week. I got about two hours of sleep on Monday night, and dragged through Tuesday, leaving work early and having an early evening nap. I completely forgot that I was supposed to run that day. That hasn't happened in awhile.

Today I left work early again, and decided to run from home. I've just been exhausted all week, and was thinking that I would do the missed Tuesday run today, and then do the tempo run tomorrow.

Edited to add: Nope, no Friday tempo run. Just too frickin' tired.

I hadn't eaten anything since lunch, and was feeling pretty sorry for myself when I headed out. Suck it up, buttercup. It's barely more than 20 minutes of running. I had no jam while running, but since things have gotten to the point that a 2-mile run is a warmup, I just slapped myself a little bit and cranked this one out.

Run 27 of 67: 2 miles easy

Distance: 2 miles
Time: 24:00
Course: Treadmill

Met up with KV and did an easy treadmill run to get the blood moving. Completely forgot to up the pace on the machine, and watched the start of a Harlequin Presents movie while my legs went into auto mode. I can hardly call this a workout anymore!