As I said yesterday, Mondays are the new track day. During a training cycle not all runs are expected to be great, fun or even successful; but they all teach a lesson. After running in a circle 36 times yesterday, I wasn't really too keen on the running in a circle today, but I knew I had to. I am usually a morning runner, however we arrived home from Chicago around 2 a.m. and I stayed up to finish a book -- bad idea for the speed workout -- so I ran in the afternoon.
This is my first speed workout of the cycle and I was supposed to do 12x400 with 400 recovery. I got to 6x400 and quit. I hate being a quitter. I also hate that my heart wasn't in it. But that is exactly what happened. I waited until late in the afternoon expecting the temperature to cool down -- it didn't. There were a lot of other people on the track -- I don't really like that when I want to focus. All of these sound like excuses and they are, but I couldn't finish the workout. I know it isn't going to break my back come Oct. 10 that I didn't finish this workout. But it taught me something, I really do love the stress and the self-motivation needed to run 26.2 miles. I just don't love it all days. I still ran 4.2 miles, but I didn't do six reps. Tomorrow is my day off. I plan on going for a short bike ride and recovering from the weekend.
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