Have you ever noticed that some morning runs turn out to be little gems that you weren't expecting? Last night when I retired for bed, I was completely exhausted and was ruminating whether or not I should run this morning. After all, I am planning my 10-mile long distance run on Saturday. Did I really need to run on Friday? I actually slept in a little later (5:30am instead of 5:00am) and still wasn't convinced that I should lace up the running shoes when I awakened. But, after 2 cups of my Morning Joe, I decided to get outside and pound the asphalt and what a great run I had! The weather was perfect (62 degrees, blue skies, no humidity) and I scaled down my distance to 4.4 miles. I definitely could have gone longer but I didn't want to overdo it in prep for my long run tomorrow.
So, my lesson learned from this morning is to stick with my plan. I am in my first week of training for the Philadelphia Marathon and today's plan called for a 30-minute run. All week, I've been adding approximately 15-minutes to my scheduled runs so that's exactly what I did this morning, finishing my 4.4 miles in 42:51. For an easy run, that gives me a 9:43 minute pace which is about 30 seconds slower than my target marathon pace. That puts me right on target.
For a morning that started off questionable, I was able to stick with my plan and took advantage of the beautiful summer day with a great run. Now, that's what I call a Perfect Morning!
Safe Running Folks,
John
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