Today was my first run after the track season ended. I was only going to run 3 or 4 miles, but I ended up running 6.22 at an 8:05 mile pace. It was one of those days where it was perfect running conditions: cool temperature, early in the morning, and it was just the roads and I. I ended up going a little after six in the morning, which is very unusual for me, because I am one of those people that like to stay up really late and get up late.
I didn't run that far the whole track season, the highest we ever got up to was 6. The last two weeks we were tapering so my mileage never got over 4 miles a day. It was a change to go from running 2-4 miles a day, to jumping back up to six.
I have to admit that the first few miles sucked which was due to the fact that I ate half a pizza the night before. My coach challenged me to finish my half and I can't back down from challenges. So I did it, even though the pizza stopped tasting good and I was stuffed. After the first few miles, things got better though, and it felt good.
We are actually at the state meet right now and are staying in a hotel, so I was unfamiliar with the area I was running in. I ended up running a circuit around the various hotels in this area, and I ran it 3 times because it was a 2 mile circuit.
After hitting the 4th mile, I decided that I was going to go 5, then once I was approaching the 5 mile mark, I decided I was going to go 6. I didn't have time to go any more than 6, because we were supposed to be getting ready to go watch our teammates run at the state meet. So I quit at 6, and I felt really good afterwards.
Tomorrow, I am probably going to go run even earlier because I decided that I like running early in the morning. I was thinking that I would probably run 8 because I enjoyed my 6 today, and am dying to go more, but I thought it would be a bad idea to run far two days in a row, and I talked to my coach about it, and he said it was a bad idea too. I am going to try and limit myself to only 4 or 5 tomorrow, but it will be a struggle. Running is my addiction, I love how it makes me feel, and it is great to get away from everything and just go run. My friends don't get why I run and it is almost impossible to explain it to people who are non-runners.
I have started making running work for me, instead of me working for it. Pretty much I have found motivation within myself, and I haven't had to force myself to go run. It is a lot easier when you are running because you actually want to, not because you are forcing yourself too. This is my favorite time of the year to run because it is in between track and cross country seasons, so for a few weeks I can run at whatever pace I want to without having to actually train for the upcoming season.
I am looking forward to running again tomorrow.
"There are clubs you can't belong to, neighborhoods you can't live in, schools you can't get into, but the roads are always open"
-Nike
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