Workout: 3 Miles

Time: 22:58

Splits: 7:38, 7:48, 7:30

Max Pace Per Mile: 5:46, 5:27, 5:31

There’s some days that you can’t wait to get out the door to run.  You throw your clothes on, head out the door, and take off…and end up having a horrible run.  Then, there’s days like I had today, where you don’t want to get off the couch…but something forces you out the door…and BOOM!  You have an awesome run.  There’s really no rhyme or reason to it.  Some days are great, others horrible, and lots of days in between.  Mix and match your moods, weather, and overall feelings, and you never know what you’re gonna get.

As I said, today was a combo of no desire and cool weather…and what came out was a fantastic run.  I decided on the course on the fly, and it worked out well.  A good combination of uphills, downhills, and straightaways.  I switched up my running cadence some and pulled my arms in some to see how it would affect my running.  Well, it had a positive effect.  I was able to run harder/faster with less effort, because I wasn’t wasting energy by swinging my arms around.  Hopefully that bit of information will be useful during the race in the later miles when I get tired.

Well, in any case, that’s it for today.  Look out for a video blog tomorrow!  Until then…

Run on Friends!