I think have been measuring my progress in running by one metric; speed. I feel that success is only a sub 8:30 pace on every run. Obviously...that's absurd.
Today was mid-week long run on the Monon. 7 miles. Not too bad.
I worked almost 9 hours today and presented a poster for 2, wore heels, ran errands at lunch time... when I got home I didn't feel like turning right around and going out for a run. But that just wasn't an option. Whereas I used to use those things as an excuse to skip my run, this time I just put on my shoes and was out the door.
I ran the first 5 miles on the Monon (2.5 miles north, 2.5 miles south) and could have easily stopped back at the car - what I would've probably done last year. Five is enough right? No, I had seven on the calendar. So I ran past my car again, down the other direction of the Monon and finished my last 2 miles.
And tomorrow is a rest day, but I plan to go to my friend's yoga class to keep my muscles loose and work on my flexibility.
So no, maybe I didn't knock out this run at 8:30 pace (more like 9:00), but it only felt like a 4 mile jaunt. And I didn't succumb to excuses. I'm also looking at my running more holistically by incorporating stretching and yoga, and watching my nutrition by cutting out alcohol and eating to best fuel running.
So I feel like I actually made a lot of progress today. And none of it was speed.
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