Let's do this!

 strength trained for 25 minutes. 

4 miles in 28 minutes. Then felt like it was time for more speed. 8x200 5:53 pace.

Im not feeling as strong and peppy as I was maybe a month ago. Not sure why. 25 minutes elliptical hell. 

date at the jazz game tonight 

I was out way late last night. I knew I wouldn't be waking early to run.

Got out just before 10 am. Ran the river trail twice plus some extension. Avg pace 7:38 Came home changed into less sweaty workout clothes. 35 minutes elliptical at the gym. 

Glad I didn't try to force an early morning workout. I was way to tired. 

I have a deep longing inside me lately to run a half. What to do, what to do... 

I wanted to take it a little easy today. My legs felt kind of heavy last night and this morning.

1 hr 20 minutes elliptical

4 miles on the dreadmill easy-ish pace 

 2 mile warm up 8 min pace. 

4 mile tempo that felt so hard  6:53 6:53 6:35 6:35

1 mile cool down 7:41

I wanted to try and hold my tempo for 5 miles and hold the 5th mile at a 6:30, but I started fizzling in the willpower department. That will come a little more easy with time and increased mileage, which usually increases my mental toughness. I'm not to worried. I know these runs, as much as they are tough, they help me!

23 min elliptical hell.

Yesterday I ate a ton of charms valentines suckers. I bit one and it knocked out a filling on my bottom left molar. Off to the Dentist I go this morning to have it fixed. Scary! 

slept in. Ran 5.15 on the tm on this snowy day. I strength trained a little before I ran. This winter is very different than last year eh? I don't mind I guess. We need water anyway. I don't want to see another raging fire summer again either.

Talked to Brandon D a little. He almost has me talked into registering for SG half....'

I have today to do it. Should I? 

13.5 on the tready. 8 miles in 60 minutes. Then 5.5 miles in 38 minutes. Not to shabby. 

I have to say. I started mentally quitting around mile 10. Thinking in my head, I'll just try to get to 12 and call it a day. Then, I smacked my mind around. I am not a quitter. I am stronger than that. So I not only made it to the planned 13. But 13.5 with more energy to have gone farther. But both of my oldest sons have basketball games this morning. I had to stop. 

This run boosted my confidence a bit. I'll take it