1-28-14 Oh What a Wonderful Feeling

So here I am sitting here (still coughing and clearing my throat) from running in the inversion in SLC. It was a great run (accept the inversion). As you look at my splits you can see it's even faster than my Saturday run. Yeah mile 2 and 4 where my mid range speed drills (where you go moderately faster than your normal pace instead of going all out for a shorter amount of time). My first mile was a lot faster than it should have been, but I was cold and wanted to warm up as fast as I could. When I started my second mile due to going the pace I did for mile one, I was spent, and happy I was able to push faster than mile one at all. Mile three was heaven, I was able to catch my breath in time to push it again for mile 4.

Did I mention today was a really good run? I need to make sure I emphasize how good it was. I ran close to my Turkey Trot time, which was a race. I am excited about getting better and better times as I run. I really like running, even when it's frustrating and I think I will never reach the next mile that MapMyRun tells me my total time, pace, and split. Oh yes, if you have a smart phone and run or walk, check out MapMyRun. It records everything for me so I don't need to, then from my iPhone it takes over my Facebook posts and lets everyone know how fast I have run. Which I am grateful for, because it lets people know I am keeping up with running even after my marathon.

My next race is in roughly 81 days, and I am looking forward to beating my previous half marathon time.

It's time for grocery shopping, and thank you for taking time to follow my blog.

-Riley

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