Blogging takes time, effort, and creativity (to be at all exciting). And since its optional, I usually think about it and actively choose not to do it.
It snowed for the first time here on Friday. I ran in the afternoon, 6.5 at marathon pace, it was a good run. And I didn't have to push it to hit 7:15s, a good feeling. I must admit that it didn't hurt that I started while it was 40 and cloudy, which transitioned to 35 and raining, which transitioned to 30ish and sleeting.
That evening (Kari out of town) I looked outside around 9:15 and the lawn was covered with snow. This lead to my obligatory, traditional first night snow of the year run. And although I condemn music while running since it is a safety hazard and takes away from the mental toughness built through endurance running, its my guilty pleasure to run to Owl City during a night snow. That was, as usual, a fantastic run.
So 2 weeks ago I put in 20ish miles, and last week about 30. Consistency is key and I need to make that mantra. The only quote currenly working is, "Running is a question that's there everyday asking are you going to run today, or are you a wimp?"
I'd hate to say that I chose to be a wimp.
Come on more blog posts. The last one was over 2 months ago...
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