Wednesday

19 laps, 1:2.3 minute run/walk ratio, 33:12 minutes

My run/walk ratio is an estimate today. I decided to do it partially by laps and partially by minutes: I'd walk one lap, then run for about a minute and walk the rest of the lap, then walk one lap, etc. So I was running for about a minute, then walking for something between two and two-and-a-half minutes, depending on how fast I was walking.

The weather was beautiful: sunny with a chilly breeze. It was warm when I was running in the sun, then cool in the shade. I was a bit slow today, but I just wanted to take it easy, after Monday's exhausting run. I don't know why I have these off days when I'm just too tired to move. I hope I don't have one on the marathon day! I expect skipping my midweek runs might have had something to do with it. Or stress over my poor kitty, who's back at the vet's getting his ears cleaned daily for three days. In any case, I feel better today. I'm going to make sure I don't skip any more runs before the marathon. I've got less than a month before Honolulu! I'll do my 26-mile run this week, then two eight-milers, then the marathon.

I got my documents from Pleasant Holidays yesterday. It's official! I'm going to Hawaii!