Let It All Out Girl

Today was rough.  Rough from the get-go.  And when my afternoon became incredibly unproductive, I didn't know what I was going to do with myself.  So I left the office an hour early and went for my run, which I Of Course, was dreading.  I did, however, get to talk to a dear friend that I haven't talked to in a while today.  She was telling me that she runs 5-6 miles every day.  And is not training for anything, other than hash runs.  So that definitely motivated me to step up my run today.  I want to pick up my weekly mileage.  And as slight punishment for doing nothing yesterday, I ran 6 miles today.  And I *Let*The*Stress*Of*The*Day*OUT.*  It took me 59 minutes, and I shaved that extra minute, of my usual 10-minute miles, off the first three miles.  I apparently slowed down some the second three.  I was pushing it and it felt good.  About mile 4 my quads did start to burn and the run did get much harder. 

I ran with Pandora playing on my phone today.  I never run with music, for many reasons.  Usually, I enjoy it for a little while and then I get hot and annoyed and just want to rip the headphones off.  I made a station for "The Afters" just before I started my run because that's what was on my radio.  And it was Wonderful.  I thoroughly enjoyed running with Pandora today.  I had some uplifting, spirit-promoting, thought-provoking music going and it was lovely!  At first, I found it hard to find my stride because I had a beat going in my ear and I was trying to *Let*The*Stress*Of*The*Day*OUT.*  But I found it.  Just as I was starting my run, two cross country runners (probably from King or Emory & Henry) came BARRELLLLLING down the trail.  Those guys came at me and passed me like two thoroughbred race horses at the Kentucky Derby.  Seriously.  You could hear their feet hit the trail JUST like a horse's hoof at 40 miles an hour.  You could hear them breathing like Big Red in Secretariat.  It was nearly frightening.  But certainly impressive.  I think that got my attention and got me in stride.  By the way, I heard those guys yell out to someone that they had ran 11 miles.  They Galloped 11 miles.

I on the other hand, finished my Monday 6-mile run and.....

Had a Pal's chocolate milkshake :)

I'm not sure what I'm going to do about my training tomorrow.  If I were a good girl, I would get up in the morning and run before work.  I have a commitment tomorrow night that I just don't see me getting my run in in the evening.  I could use tomorrow as a rest day, but I like to rest on Friday's and Sundays.  I Should just get up in the morning and do it.  But *it's*just*so*hard* :(  The ladies running Secret City with me run in the mornings.  One even gets up at 4:45!  Uuughh, I will try to convince myself in the next hour to A. go to bed, and B. get up an hour early.  I'll let you know tomorrow!