I am speechless after this run. And not for a good reason. Except for the view that I got at Weed Beach, a little less than halfway through, it was an uneventful and hard run. My watch was ticking off the mileage, I was putting one foot in front of the other but I wasn't inspired today. I managed to get up and start running by 6:20 a.m. -- what should be the perfect time for a long run. But I didn't really ever get in a grove. Maybe it was because Friday are not my typical long run days. Maybe it was because I wanted to run it under two hours and didn't. Maybe it was I had to listen to music for the second half to get through the run. Any way you slice it, it wasn't an inspired run. However, I did put one foot in front of the other and pounded out 12 miles, the longest run on the cycle so far. That has to count for something, right? I believe that is the lesson from today's run. I still did it. How many people woke up this morning and ran 12 miles before 9 a.m.? Even with how crappy I thought this run went, it counts and there are two good things that came out of it. The first -- the view in the picture, it was a perfect morning in Fairfield County. The second -- since it was a long run day I got to enjoy Dr. Pete's Recovery Drink from the Berkey Creamery at Penn State (I only have one left , for next Saturday's long run). Tomorrow is a new day, with the chance to have the best run of the training cycle. At least it will have a great venue -- Van Cortland Park in the Bronx.
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