Without the motivation of a paid race to make, I actually got up out of my own volition to run at an hour I would haven normally preferred to have been sleeping. I made sure I was hydrated before I went to sleep. That seemed to help negate the fact that I had less than four hours of sleep. Writing a blog AND learning how to edit said blog aren’t things that go hand in hand quickly. But having committed myself an early run here may have helped as well.
Anyways, running in the AM was the best thing I’ve done in a while. I got to the beach just in time to watch the sun pop up over the ocean. The colors were crazy. Sorry, I should have taken a picture. The heat hadn’t kicked in and there were runners everywhere.
I took my time with the pace going for distance and ran north along A1A. After mapping my run it looks like I succeeded. Hoping for at least 6 miles, I actually knocked out 7.49. That’s another $7.49 I’m pledging to the CAF. The day carried on in a positive note because the hardest part was over – no worrying about the day’s unpredictable events hurting or getting in the way of my workout. I even ran into a cute fit friend of mine who I hadn’t seen in a while at Starbucks afterwords.
Ugh. Time for bed. Let’s see if I can do it again tomorrow. Shooting for doing a known 5.88 mile lap for a faster run. But first I have to wake up. Baby steps. Wish me luck.
