Boy, was I lazy today!\u00c2\u00a0 I slept in until about noon, refusing to get out of bed until I had convinced myself that I would do my long run.\u00c2\u00a0 When I finally rousted myself, I groggily got dressed for my run, thought about my route, then started feeling guilty about skipping my speed run yesterday.\u00c2\u00a0 I decided to try to kill two birds with one stone.<\/p>\n
I decided I’d run 2.5 miles to the gym, run 3.5 miles on a treadmill at the gym, then run 2.5 miles home to give myself the 8.5 miles distance I’d need for this run.\u00c2\u00a0 However, I also decided I’d try to get my speed up to 7.5 mph and do my speedy half-mile from yesterday while I was at it, too.<\/p>\n
The light-hearted jog to the gym was no problem and warming up on the treadmill was also no problem.\u00c2\u00a0 I got going faster and faster and faster, but could not really approach 7.5 mph.\u00c2\u00a0 Eventually, I realized I was running out of distance to do a half-mile at speed, so I just bumped up the speed and gave it a try.\u00c2\u00a0 I held it for a whole tenth of a mile and then that was it, back down in speed.\u00c2\u00a0 I gave it one more go and got about another five-hundredths of a mile and again, that was it.\u00c2\u00a0 I gave up on the idea and just finished out my 3.5 miles, then headed home.<\/p>\n
It’s funny how 8.5 miles, especially split into 3-4 mile segments, just really isn’t anything anymore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"