The Work is Hard

After two weeks of very bad tempo runs, I really wanted a good one and knew that I needed to actually put in the effort to make it work out that way. It was easier given the fact the husband is working this weekend so I can do my own scheduling but I still needed to make sure I ate okay, got up early and ran appropriate paces.

The workout was 6 miles with 10 second plus and 10 second minus marathon paces. I thought about trying to do like 8:30/8:15 but once I started, given the weather, and how the 8:25 I started at felt, I decided to just run a tempo and not try to make those adjustments. I managed to keep it all together for the six miles as well. I was going to do it as an out-and-back, always a little fearful of no bathroom (I also started before the park opened so didn't have a stop before I started), but I felt strong and decided to do the big loop.

I feel really pretty proud of this run. I feel like I made all the correct adjustments and got in the work that hopefully made a difference. I, of course, wished that I could go out there and drop the marathon pace for these work outs, but I'm realizing I have to respect the weather and try to get the work in for work's sake then focus on the time. I hope that, when it comes to the Maine Event (pun intended), the work in the summer will pay off, but let's not get too far ahead of ourselves just yet.