I had to keep talking myself into running today. I needed to get my long run in, and the day was PERFECT! I think it was in the mid 50's when I went out. How could a person NOT want to run in that?!?! I'm still trying to figure out what is going on...
So, I get to South Park, and get my tunes going, then get my app started... Things are looking good at this point. I am really glad I got out.
I got 3.5 good miles in to some really good tracks and felt on top of the world. Then, for some reason unknown to me, my music quit playing. I also felt that I was slogging thru the sand. Take a quick look at my stats: (I promise I won't do this often!)
Split Time Distance Pace (AVG)
| 1 | 00:09:05 | 1.0 mi | 09:03 |
| 2 | 00:08:58 | 1.0 mi | 08:56 |
| 3 | 00:09:19 | 1.0 mi | 09:18 |
| 4 | 00:10:06 | 1.0 mi | 10:04 |
| 5 | 00:10:11 | 1.0 mi | 10:09 |
| 6 | 00:01:49 | 0.2 mi | 10:18 |
| Summary | 00:49:37 | 5.2 mi | 09:35 |
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Yep. Every mile got longer and longer. That is the exact opposite of how we are supposed to go, is it not? I guess I started out too ambitious to make this a good run. Oh, I forgot to mention that my goal here was 6 miles or a little more. It was supposed to be a long run day, and my last long was 6.
So, yeah, the more I analyze today's events, the more I get mad at myself. I feel like a quitter. As soon as I lost the music, I lost my mojo. AND THAT'S NO EXCUSE! *sigh*
I am going to stop beating myself up now. I shouldn't expect every run to be Zen. There is always the next one.
Something I am happy about is that I have increased my mileage for the last two weeks. 12.5 the first week and 14.4 ending Saturday. This week I have 5.2 already, so just a couple more of these and I will be set for another small increase.
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