Well, it's a start

I ran in the mornings on vacation in the hopes of setting up a habit I could continue once we got home. I've run in the morning for a week or two in the past but it never became a habit. But this year, I'm hoping for something different.

Today was the first day and I had to get up an hour earlier than I did on vacation if I wanted to be in the office by 8:30. But I did it. I woke up at 6:15 and actually felt awake, so I got up, got dressed, did my Chilooseners, got a few sips of water and headed out the door. I walked for about 10 minutes as I always do before taking off.

I started a little fast but I felt good. I slowed down and fell into a nice pace. I expected to run somewhat slower first thing in the morning than in the late afternoon and 11:16 was about 10-20 seconds slower than usual as were the second and third miles at 10:37 and 10:17. So I'm pretty happy with that. Besides the time isn't the goal. Running in the morning, liking it, and feeling no pain afterward is the goal.

Based on those criteria, this morning rocked. Hoping to try again on Thursday.

On track

Woke up about 7:30 this morning and it wasn't raining as predicted. I knew it was supposed to rain most of the day with high winds and temps in the 40s. It was almost 40 degrees at 7:30, so I decided to get a run in while it was still partly sunny.

Walked to the track (1 mile), did 1 mile on the track and 1 mile on the road before heading to breakfast with family. By the time we left for breakfast it was already starting to rain. So glad I got the run in before breakfast.

I felt good during the run which is great since I don't run much in the morning and my body much prefers afternoon runs.

Two runs in two days and no problems. Happy, happy.

Good week.