Thursday

19 laps, 1:1 lap run/walk ratio, 34:24 minutes

Finally, I'm back! I meant to run yesterday, but I slept in too late in the morning, and was too tired in the evening. So I'm going to be doing my midweek runs back-to-back this week, which isn't ideal, but better than skipping one, I think. At least it should be all right to do every once in a while.

I did get a little exercise while I was gone. We went swimming in the hotel pool Sunday night. I did a bunch of laps and felt pretty good afterwards, even though it wasn't a full workout.

Today's run went well. It wasn't particularly fast, but it felt good. It was late in the morning—I didn't get outside until around 10:30 am—but the weather has cooled down quite a bit, so it wasn't too hot. I kept up a good pace, and even decided to push my final running lap to see how fast I could make it, and did it in 1:20 minutes. Then, on my 19th lap, I forgot it was my last lap, and nearly started running another one. Heh. Well, I guess I should be finding two miles pretty easy these days, since my long runs are up to 8 miles.

I wore my new Nike Shox 2.45s, and they felt nice and supportive on my feet. I should get another pair while I'm at it, so I've got one ready when these wear out. I should have a fresh pair for the marathon.