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Keeping myself honest here. 

I failed to go swim this morning.  I went to bed 2 hours later than I wanted to, and then I didn’t sleep well at all (because I actually slept in bed for a change, long story there.) 

So between not enough sleep and then getting bad sleep, my body just didn’t feel like it was up to get out there and swim.  And since I’m still dealing with the whole body rebelling against being active again, I’m listening to it while it gets use to my abusing it.  But this won’t last for much longer as I don’t have enough time to be missing out on workouts that are needed.  Especially to build up a base this early on.

So, I missed my morning swim, but won’t miss my afternoon run! 

So today, I started my day off helping out the Team in Training folks with a water stop.  The full marathoners were doing 18 miles, and the halfers were doing 10 miles.  It was good to see them out there, and a couple of surprise friends as well!

Seeing them out there definitely motivated me for my planned 3-4 mile run today.  So after I was done with helping them out, I went back to Memorial Park and ran the loop, 3 miles.  It was a bit painful because my calves weren’t fully recovered from Thursdays run (I knew that was going to much me up!) but it was still not a bad run.  I did the 3 miles (Yes, I added a bit extra to make it really 3 for your pedantics out there) in 27:33.09 or an average pace of 9:11 minute miles.  Which tells me, I was running way too fast at one point because I did stop to walk and massage my calves a bit.  But it also tells me, I’m getting back into the swing of things.

When I got back to my truck, I got my recovery bottle and while I was drinking that I actually did some proper stretching.  I need to get more of that in so I don’t seize up like I use to.

So the running continues… And it continues to not completely and utterly suck.

Last night I ran again.  Third time in three weeks!  I’m starting to get pretty consistent there.  Although I do realize I need much more running than once a week for this.

So I did a short 2.46 mile run, averaging 9:01 min/mile.  I’m apparently regaining my running form faster than I figured.  Now if I can get back into distance at these slowly faster times then things will be good!  My first “lap” of 1.23 miles was 9:13 pace, and the second one was at 8:49 pace.  So I am doing negative splits with out trying too hard for it. I just go out and run and pick it up as it feels good.  Now to start making the run a bit longer I think!

My legs aren’t feeling too bad today either.  So they are adjusting to the pounding again.  Should make Thursdays run alright.  And then Saturday I will plan on bumping up to 3 miles to see what I can do there.