Outdoor Addict

Last night I went for the longest scheduled run in this training program, 5 miles.  I wasn’t really looking forward to it.  It has been a couple days since I have done anything, it was cold, it looked like rain and I just wasn’t “feeling it”.  Either way, I went out and did what needed to be done.  Because of some sore knees I decided to run some trails plus pavement.  I did the local power lines and the pace definitely showed it.  It wasn’t a constant up constant down, but always changing.  That plus eroded soil, big rocks and some downed trees changed my pace up a bit.  Once I hit the road again, everything was smooth sailing.  I felt so good in fact, I decided to do some hills in the workout.  I could have easily went the flat route, but I figured the hills will make me stronger in the long run.  The stats are 5.25 miles, in 56.15 minutes with a pace of 10.41 min/mile.  Like I said before, the time is slower but I am happy with this.  My mental status of running is beginning to change a little.  As the mile marker was clicking over 5 miles, the body said “Stop….there is no need to go further,” but the mind was much stronger.  It make me keep pushing.  I felt as if I could have run another 2 miles, but I didn’t.  I knew the benefits of the program and how I should try try to stick to it and thats what I did.