10 miles in March

So, ran 10 miles yesterday. It wasn't all that easy. My lungs struggled and that's not normal for me. My Dad reminded me that I was sick this week and maybe he's right about my body not being 100% yet . . or maybe I've just totally under-trained for this race I have in less than a week (this is true). I just get so damn tired from work and directing this year's musical (Guys and Dolls) running became a chore. I also tend to hibernate in the winter and that gets in the way of running. Chicago in the winter = sleep, beer, laziness, weight gain, etc. However, trying to think positive . . and running these races has certainly kept me active this winter (goal achieved).

Breakdown:

First 5:

55:27
5.01 miles
11:04/mile

Second 5:

57:13
5.01 miles
11:25/mile

NYC 1/2 in less than a week . . .

I'm Baaaack.

So, I had Indy in November. Then I ran the Icebreaker Indoor in Milwaukee in January. Now I'm getting ready for New York City next week. I've noticed this damn blog writing (whether anyone reads it or not) keeps me muuuuuucho more accountable. Logging runs, posting times, writing up good and bad runs, etc. really helped me. I'm not an organized person, or a particularly disciplined person all the time. I don't keep track of numbers well or speed or anything really related to my running. And my list of reasons for not running can be long: sleep, work, directing a musical, holidays, travel, food, hockey, books, weather . . basically everything can be an excuse for not running. But, I still manage to run with some regularity. Since November I've managed 2 1/2 marathons and I'm about run a third. I'd like to be more consistent though. I'd like to cross-train more. I'd like to keep some kind of a record of runs, times, etc. Sooooo . . here I am again.