Much better

The new shoes were the ticket - the leg pain was much less today and I think it is more about residual soreness than anything. Hopefully in a couple of days I'll be back to 100%. Until then, I'll keep it short and keep the streak alive.

Today's Run - 3.3 miles (YTD - 495 miles)
Today's time - 0:24:29 (YTD - 63:44:52)

Day 83 - I was tired today

I'm not sure what it was today, but I was in no mood to run. I initially got myself ready to run early afternoon - even had my shoes on and tied - but I put it off for another couple of hours. I was fine once I got out on the road, just like every other time, and the run was actually enjoyable.

Days like today are why I have to hold myself accountable to running every day. Without the running streak, there is no way I would have run today and I probably would have come up with an excuse for tomorrow. Instead, I have 83 days in the bag and I am ready for day 84.

Today's run - 3.3 miles (YTD - 341 miles)
Today's time - 0:24:53 (YTD - 43:55:18)

Day 79 of Running Streak

Just another easy 3 miles this morning as I get myself ready for tomorrow's 5K.

Day 78 - 3.3 miles

I've decided to run a 5K this weekend - the Camp Holiday Trails 5K. Camp Holiday Trails is a camp for children with special medical needs. The camp itself is in a great little location, practically right in Charlottesville that you'd never know was there if you didn't stumble upon it. There are some great running trails in that area and Reservoir Road is a wonderfully quiet gravel road for anyone at UVA looking for a long run.

The race will be run on the UVA neighborhood course, a hilly, but familiar route. I've never run a particularly fast time on this course, but it will be good to get out and see how much I've improved since the beginning of the year. I'm really just hoping to average 6:40 or 6:45/mile.

I decided to take it easier today and will do the same tomorrow. I want my legs to be as fresh as possible. Even with a couple of easy days I should still log 35 miles this week. I'm hoping this will also give me some clue about where I am in my preparation for the Charlottesville 10 miler. I finally signed up for that race as well today, so I'm all in. It should be a fun two and half weeks.