good start. bad finish. that's becoming a theme for me. i talked with dave a little bit the other day and we agreed that until the track season is over, i just need to focus on getting out the door as much as i can and not stress about hitting specific mileage or trying to get in workouts. those things are bonuses right now, but it stressed me out when i have an off day or two, and then it's too easy to throw in the towel for the rest of the week.
last week:
wednesday: 5 miles - legs felt not great, but i was glad to have gotten out the door.
thursday: 6 miles
fri-sunday - 0.
overall, 25 miles in 4 days.
so far this week:
monday: 7 miles easy in the arb. legs felt pretty stiff, but i ran this at a decent pace - roughly 8:10 pace for the first half and probably just under 8 for the second half - through the hilliest parts of the arb.
i think that my goal is going to be to get out the door each day even if only for 3 miles, but i'm not going to stress about a specific mileage for the day or for the week. even if i only ran 3-4 miles each day, i'd still run 25 miles which is as much as i ran last week anyway (and obviously, i won't run only 3-4 miles each day).
also, i signed up for a half marathon in july. that should help me stay motivated. i think that as long as i keep being consistent about getting in the miles for the next little bit here, having that race to gear up for during june and july will really get me going on workouts. i'm thinking that it would also be good to do a 10k during the last week of june or early july. then, i can do city of lakes 25k in september and the twin cities 10 miler in october. that should be a really fun race schedule between now and cim.
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