I think I have found the "sweet spot" for running . . . around 8pm for this girl. I have tried running at all different times of day; early in the morning, heat of the afternoon and at dusk. Mornings are nice and cool but I AM NOT A MORNING PERSON. My body protests. And afternoons are just HOT. But dusk is my time . . . and I was thrilled while running a 5K last Friday and my second mile split was 8 minutes!! I couldn't believe it! I kept looking at my stopwatch, thinking "am I doing that math right???". And it was faster than my first mile - which has never happened to me. My oldest daughter (of cross country running fame) tells me that this happens with some runners. Maybe some runners but not this runner!
But we are only as good as our last performance and this morning I DID NOT run an 8 minute mile. Not even during the first mile. I blame it on the morning. The morning is a nasty time of day and I hadn't even had a cup of coffee yet! I will be forever chasing this darn 8 minute mile now. To have achieved it once means I can do it!! So much more frustrating when I fall short (or long in this case!).
Today, my husband suggested that I give my September TRI a trial run . . . try to swim 1 mile, bike 25 miles and run 6 miles . . . back to back. He's right, I need to do a trial run and I think I'll schedule it so I'm finishing up with my run at dusk!
