Week Three - Day One, Tuesday, July 30th

Shockingly, it's a lot easier to run in 58 degree weather, than it is in 78 degree weather.  Whouda thunk it?

Owing to the fact that I had to be in the firehouse at 6:30 on Tuesday, it was out the door around 4AM again, a nice three-mile jaunt around the neighborhood. Nothing spectacular, just the regular first short run of the week. I was quite happy with my third mile being faster than my first one. At the end, I intentionally went a wee bit farther, in order to make it a 5K (3.1 miles), just to see if I could beat my fastest time at that distance, and I did.

I am getting a little concerned that the Nike Pep-talkers haven't been showing up lately, except for Kara Goucher or Sanya Richards-Ross telling me to "tap now for a power song" (which is "Danger Zone", by Kenny Loggins) when I'm about a tenth of a mile from my intended goal. I wonder if they think I'm slacking?

The run.