Workout: 6.5 Miles

Time: 58:45 (8:54, 9:01, 8:56, 8:54, 8:55, 8:59, 5:05)

Today was the first day of training for the ultra marathon.  I woke up with anticipation of the day, only to find it raining outside.  Bea-U-ti-FUL.  So, throughout the day, due to the rain I was not looking forward to the run.  But, I knew I had to get out there on Day 1, otherwise I’d never start.  And so I did.

I threw on some shorts and a long sleeve shirt, plus my running gloves.  It was 55 degrees and wet out..luckily, not raining.  I started out at an easy 9 minute mile pace, and pretty much stuck with it the entire time.  It was the first time I ran in the dark in a long time, and I forgot how much I actually like it.  The streets are much quieter, so you really get to enjoy the silence and be alone with your own thoughts, or no thoughts at all.  Tonight I had “My Sharona” (or however you spell it) repeating over and over throughout the run.  About 2 miles in the gloves came off…perhaps a bit much for 55 degree weather, but ya never know until you are out there.  The course I did is a good mix of uphills, straightaways, and downhills, so it was good workout overall.

I have two more “short” runs this week followed by 2 “long” runs this weekend.  We’ll see how it goes.

Until next time…run on friends!