Morning dailies.

I ran my first Tempo run in a while. My GMP is 8:35, with my Easy run at 9:00. I decided to run my Tempo at 8:00. Boy, at 6 this morning it was already 75 out, DP of 71, overcast, no wind. Crappy. I was thinking about quitting after 4 miles, but I thought to myself "I've already ran 1 easy mile and 3 at tempo, so you just have 1 of tempo left then it's just an easy one after that." So I stuck with it. I finished 6 Miles @ 8:14 avg pace. My shirt was 100% soaked.

Every time I have difficulty in a run when it comes to distance, I think back of a HM I did in April of this year. I was sort of mailing it in around mile 12. The course had rolling hills that I wasn't expecting. I had went out too fast, and I paid for it at the end with some slow closing miles. I was getting passed by some runners, congratulating them on running a good race. I made the comment to a gal: "Congratulations, keep it up, just a mile to go." She retorted, "Maybe for you! I have 14 more to go." I said something to the effect of "Holy cow, keep it up. Better you than me. Just 14 more miles to go." To which she replied, "Better than when I started." So every time I'm having a bad run or I'm thinking about distance I always think back to that gal and I think about how far that I've came, and it's a much shorter distance than when I started. Then I get through my run.

Have a great day everyone!

PT done.  Hips sufficiently worked out.  Now, starbucks coffee and "working from home".

Five miles for me this morning......  and I want to crawl back into bed damn it.

Apparently today will be a 2 coffee day. 10 miles later.

Hey guys....did not run nor post this weekend i was a bad girl!!! As you know I did get a FE with Damaris yesterday!!!! Had a lovely lunch Now I am in Key West where it is raining raining raining I did get in 5.5 rainy miles along the beach this morning though! Have a great day! 

More shiny PR coming 'eh Boon?

The next one should be more epicer than the last.

LRB- Thanks for starting us off!  Enjoy your SRD and your big run tomorrow!

Tom- Happy SRD!  Enjoy it!

Moth- Nice runs, glad to see you seem to be recovering well.

Damaris- Enjoy your run this evening!

Oski- Glad you got the PT in!  Hope it was helpful.

Thanks Scotty for the comics!  Sounds like you had a great running weekend.

Baboon- Hope you enjoy your easy miles, treadmill or no!

Shari- Ugh, tough weather!  Good job on the miles.

Lilac_jive- Have fun with the bike ride!

Andrew- Nice tempo run.  That's a good way to think about it!

Zelanie- Happy back to school?  Enjoy your miles this evening.

B-Plus- Good afternoon to you!  Enjoy your run later.

Freesoul-   Good job on the miles!

Marjorie- Very nice!

Kristin- Nice miles despite the rain!

SRD for me.  Sunburned like crazy.  Annoyed that I don't know yet whether Friday is a work day-- I would rather do my long run Friday since I have a race Monday, but will do it Saturday if necessary.  It is a progression run (last 7 miles increasing to HM pace) so would rather have 2 days to recover before racing.  I guess I could do it Friday and just start at 5 AM... NOPE, NOPE, don't WANNA.

Step, sounds like your Texas weather of the last month has moved your way!  Good luck with that!  I hope it is gone before your marathon!

Happy bike riding, lilac!  What's a T-25 video?  The 25th exercise video of Mr. T? 

Funny, the places and people and things you find off-chance to motivate you, Andrew, that lady came along for you just at the right time.  Congrats on your run today!

Our schools opened again today, Zelanie.  There were over 200 school buses all over our city roads this morning, making for a really fun commute.  Welcome back to you too, and good luck with your meetings, I'm sure you're going to have more than a few.

Hope your hip is feeling better, Oski!

I didn't even want to get out of bed this morning, FreeSoul, lol.  Yet somehow I did and got to work at 5:45 a.m.   Congrats on you getting it done today too!

I'm a bad accountant, Marjorie, I lost track of your miles...how many do you have this month so far?  You are so darn consistent!

Good luck with the later 10, B-Plus!

Good morning - oh wait, it's afternoon now  - good afternoon, LRB!   Unpaid day off?  That sucks....

Key West must still be enjoyable, Kristin, even with the rain.   Have fun!

I have no outlook either, Damaris, I just live day to day.....

Yer funny, Phil.  Epicer...next race you can Ben Hur-l yourself at the finish line!

Sorry about the sunburn, Meaghan.  Break out the Aloe Vera!