Yes, it's Thursday....the weekend is almost here. Yesterday, instead of a 3 mi recovery run, I chose to bike for an hour in the basement in front of the big screen TV. Today, was a rainy, humid, cold but then too warm, 8.2 mile run with 2 x 10 minute tempo runs. 7:40-7:50 pace for the tempo running, 8:15-8:20 for the rest (hilly course) and it took every ounce of my brain to encourage my legs to move forward. "To Boston or Bust." "The only way I'll ever get faster is if I stick to the workout, run faster, push harder, and just suck it up." This got me through the last few miles as my dumb iPod battery died!! Mental toughness, it's what I lack, what can I say. At least I know it's my problem, not afraid to admit it, just don't know how to get over it, it's a work in progress.
Tomorrow will be a 22 mile run. That means I'll need to double up on the water intake today to make up for this morning's run and get ahead for tomorrow's plan. If my husband can't ride his bike with me, then I'll be forced to run a hilly 22 miles, hide water bottles prior to the run, carry supplements, etc...so I'm praying that the padded biking shorts I bought him today will do the trick. If I were a guy, I wouldn't worry about running solo on the trail, wouldn't worry about where to run and how to stay safe, wouldn't need to carry devices with me to protect myself. Since I'm not, I think I should start a biking service for women who want to run long distances on the trail but are afraid to run alone. I'd bike along side them with a backpack on and help them get to their destination successfully. Hmmm, I'd sure pay someone to ride with me!
Oh well, charging my iPod for sure!
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