Week 8: 1 Mile + MM + 1 Mile

30:45 second run/walk ratio
49:28 minutes
3.37 miles
14.7 minutes/mile
14:41 minute Magic Mile

Not as cold as it was last week, thankfully! Temperature was around 50 F when I went out, overcast with a moderate breeze. I wore long underwear under my leggings, long-sleeved tee-shirt and jacket. I was warm enough, but I did zip my jacket up all the way for most of the run.

It was a good run, comparable to my last 3-mile run. My right foot is still bugging me a little, but didn't cause me any problems on such a short run. I did get both my midweek runs in this week.

With the cold weather making for later starts on my long runs, I've been eating my usual breakfast before I run, oatmeal and an apple and a little soy milk. Both oatmeal and apple are fibrous foods, not really recommended for eating before a long run, but I've been feeling good and keeping my energy up throughout the run, so I think it's actually helping. I might start having problems on the longer runs, but so far I think it's been good to have a full breakfast before I run, especially with the colder weather. My stomach even feels better. Maybe it's just because I'm used to oatmeal for breakfast, so my digestion deals with it better. Anyway, I'll see how it goes as the runs get longer.

I bought some new wool socks to try out, and I really like them. They're Wrightsocks, which are my favorite running socks, but up until now I've only used the plain technical socks. The wool ones have the same technical inner layer with a wool mesh outer layer. Very soft and warm and comfy! I will have to get some more of them.

I'm a little concerned about next week's nine-mile run, since it's forecast to snow next weekend. At first, the weather report was calling for snow on Friday and Saturday, but now it's saying snow Friday, sunny Saturday, and rain on Sunday. I guess I'll just have to wait and see. I should be able to squeeze my run in there somewhere.