But first, what is National Running Day? It's simple. It is the first Wednesday in June and it is a day for all runners to recommit to and declare their love of running. You can learn more HERE, find group runs, or make yourself a badge!So when my alarm went off dark and early I had that extra bug in my ear. It is National Running Day. Do you really want to oversleep today? Do you really want to miss your run today? I think not. And even though I had no desire to run a tempo run as I stepped into my car, I knew I had to do it. My training goals are too big to slack. Today is too special to slack. I told the twitter world failure wasn't an option. I had to dig deep and get it done.
I got to the gym earlier than usual and savored the extra quiet. I got on my treadmill and started my easy one mile warm-up. It was time to pick up the pace and my body always feels out of sorts at first. Yes, I did a warm up and got my body adjusted but it seems to need a second adjustment period to get used to a 8'20" pace versus a 10'00" pace. I dug deep, listened to the music and said, just go 2 1/2 songs and you can check in. That grew to 4 1/2 songs before I looked at how far I had gone. 2.25 miles. Phew. I am feeling good and strong. (You can read more about my song trick and why I started it HERE.) Okay, go for 4 songs. That grew to 5 songs. Just one more mile to go. I was feeling good and strong and decided to go another 0.5 miles to complete a 6 mile tempo run. With my warm-up and cool -down, I ran 7.52 miles before work. A pretty good start to the day on National Running Day!
P.S. Darling daughter will be running a little extra on the playground today for National Running Day and is committed to getting a good workout in herself. Gotta love it!
What did you run today? Did you make yourself a badge? Why do you run?
Daily Gratitude: I am thankful for the ability to talk to darling daughter every morning while dear hubby drives her to school.
Daily Affirmation: I am getting stronger!
