Cut down

     Cooler weather! I love cut down weeks! I have to log 25 miles this week and that ought to be a breeze! I ran 8 miles today. I started out feeling good, then kinda bonked(?) But after about 4 miles I felt really good and kicked up the pace a notch. So tomorrow I rest! Hope you are well! Peace!

Speedy

    So today I only ran 3.6 miles. I needed a rest and this distance gave me over 33 miles this week!
 Since I had a short distance I decided to do a mile at or a little faster than 5K pace (whatever that is....) The mile was mostly uphill so I got a double whammy of training!! I did the mile in 8:34 so I'm glad about that! I am still dropping weight, too. If I could show a little will power when it comes to eating I'd be a 90 pounder! Hope you all are well! Peace!

Restraint

     Sometimes....rare occasions, we find ourselves wanting to run everyday and long distances. The running becomes addictive! I have been addicted and I am getting addicted, again! Over the years I've learned to add restraint to these times because injury and burnout can be right around the corner.
  This week I will top out at 33 miles and I have no race I'm shooting for!! I need to be careful but I want to run! 5.5 miles today. Out early tomorrow with perhaps a one mile time trial. Hope you are well! Peace!

Rain!!

    Thankfully we received a good rain! I really enjoyed the cooler temps and moist air. I managed a 5.6 miler with a few pickups thrown in for fun. I am needing a race to focus in on but there seems to be nothing that catches my interest. Oh well....keep on running!! Hope you are well! Peace!

I love the early morning run

            I saw a red fox this morning. He was on the hunt. I love the peace of the early morning out here in the country. There is nothing better than yourself, your thoughts, the beauty of creation, the sun breaking through the mist, the fog lifting like a white sheet floating gently in the breeze, the Ozark mountains alive with the bluebird and the loud horn of the woodpecker.
  This is why running is so seductive....I managed 7.5 in the sultry air. My start was slow and I was somewhat light headed but I soon got over that issue. Hope you are well! Peace!

The Belt tells no lies!

       Sadly most people are carrying extra weight that can, will and does carry consequences.
   Mainly health....with a Runner it's also speed. A person can run 2 seconds a mile faster for every pound the drop. I find this supposed truth to have some semblance of veracity. Certainly you've noticed as you slim down you feel a little faster?
   I love how the belt reminds us of the direction we are headed...faster or slower! Recently I went up (had to tighten) one notch! Now I am threatening to go up another!!
   Today the heat is on us! No rain for days and 90+ temps for nearly 2 weeks straight! I went out early and go my 11 miler in! I think I'll get faster!
   Hope all is well with you! Peace!

Early makes a diffeence

    Heat can take a toll on a runner. The consistent running in hot weather can wear us down to where we are susceptible to "burn out" (no pun intended). So get up earlier and run early. It is kind of nice to get out early. Then the heat can't toast us and we keep training right through this heat wave!
   5 miler today....pace was painfully slow but I made it! Hope you are well! Peace!