There are mornings when you don't even feel like you can jog – much less run intervals. That was what I felt like when the alarm went off at 5:30 today. And what I felt like while I was lacing up my shoes, pounding a shot of coffee, eating a slice of bread with peanut butter, stretching. And it's what I felt like for most of the run, too, slogging up hills and through rain showers. But despite the feeling that intervals were totally beyond me today, somehow I got through them. Not my best times, but not my worst either. The times surprised me. I feel like hard workouts like this are part of the equation, necessary for growth. Then again, doesn't the initial narrative underscore the idea that feelings alone do not always define the reality of a situation?
No more Voomaxer updates.
I've been logging my training using Voomaxer, a Facebook app, since last fall. It's a great app and I recommend – but I'm moving on. Kris got me a Garmin Forerunner 205 for my birthday and this GPS enabled training watch connects directly to my home computer after a run and automatically logs my pace, distance, etc. and calculates my route on a map. (All using the Sporttracks training software – thanks Malcolm for the suggestion!) I'll write more on the Garmin later … but suffice for the moment to say the thing is awesome, and the real time pace readout is improving my training significantly.
Time to taper…
After today's intervals, just a few more short, easy runs and then I'm resting until Tuesday night's ten-miler in Newburyport. Phew…
Tags: marathon, Running, taper
