5.43miles, 9:57 pace
6:20am start, 50 degrees, potential for rain
So tired. This week has been crazy hours at work, and something every day after work making the days even longer, and the lack of energy has caught up with me. My running pace has taken a serious hit, and my effort level is reduced. This is the first time in a couple of years where my training has taken a major hit due to outside stress factors. This means a couple of things- A)my training has progressed to a level where I spend a lot of time at the edge of what I can currently maintain. B) I got really set in my ways at my last job and this new one is throwing me a bit.
It was also supposed to rain during this run, so I prepped myself- hair braided and hidden (my hair, wet, and running has a history of becoming an epic disaster), dressed in the right gear, etc. So of course, the rain held off until I was done. If I hadn't prepped that like it certainly would have rained all over me. I was glad for the reprieve, but it was still a dark and windy morning. My legs were still recovering from the earlier workouts, and my motivation was low. The most important thing was I got out there and got it done, and I didn't short change myself. I'm already looking forward to next week, when I'm off of work, and I have the chance to not only catch up with myself and life that has been set aside the past couple of weeks, but to push my running a little harder when I have day times to recover. If I can take that chance to push it a little to ease into the longer miles that are coming. I already know January is going to be a challenge I wasn't counting on- a hot mess at work, and adding miles which will take me to a level I haven't been to before.
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