One thing I really DON'T like doing is setting an alarm on a weekend morning. But, one thing I really DO love doing is running wicked early. So, today, I sacrificed a bit of sleep for a relaxing early morning run around the Charles River. I was enjoying myself so much that I thought I'd try a bit of a tempo run, pregnancy-style (which means an embarrassingly slow pace became slightly less embarrassingly slow for a couple of miles). It felt nice to turn my legs over a bit. I don't know what pace I ran, but I do know that my overall pace was 8:32, so I'm guessing my first and last miles were slightly slower than that and my middle miles were slightly faster. I could still talk the whole run, if I needed to, and my heart rate was still below 150, so I felt fine moving a bit quicker.
The Lowell track meet was today. I remember racing the 1500 at this meet 2 years ago. I led a workshop at a Coaches Clinic in the morning on how coaches can use positive self-talk with athletes and then drove over to the meet. I remember trying out the positive self-talk during the race and loving the experience. I didn't run any special time, but I had some fun doing it. Hopefully, next year, I'll be able to run it again :-)
Today has been spent with good friends so far ... and tonight brings a going away party for 2 very close friends. So, all in all, a good day!
Run: 4.5 miles
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