Happy Monday! I woke up almost an hour before my alarm, and wasn’t feeling the best. However, I have a long list of things to do today, and was not going to let that feeling ruin today. I got up and ate 2/3 of a Luna bar and drank 12 ounces of orange juice. While that digested, I caught up on the news and read a few blogs. Outside, a wind advisory was in place, with winds being about 25 mph. After two weeks of running on the treadmill due to the nasty weather outside, I woke up this morning to the snow melted and clean roads, and knew I needed to get a run in outside! So, braving the winds whipping around me, I set out for a quick 2.5 miles. Despite the wind, I was able to keep my pace faster then I normally do outside! I felt strong and pushed against the wind. The wind occasionally knocked the breath out of me, and my eyes were watering the entire run, but I didn’t care. I was outside again and it felt amazing!
Many times throughout this blog I’ve complained that I go out too fast and run each mile more slowly then the last. Normally my 2nd mile is a minute or two slower then my 1st mile. I guess one good thing about running on the treadmill is it is training my body to not do that. Today I ran out with no goal in mind, but when I checked runkeeper after the run, I saw this:
How's that for consistency?
Ok, so I only ran 2.25 miles, and then walked the last .25 for my cool down, so that 14:26 doesn’t reflect running the way the first two miles did. Anyways, I was shocked. Somehow my body hit the exact same time miles 1 and 2. Amazing, right? So, while I might complain about the treadmill from time to time, it’s apparently helping me with my pacing.
Despite feeling gross when I woke up this morning, my run made a world of difference, and I’m feeling very happy right now. Funny how having a good run makes a huge difference. Now I’m doing a bit of this:
Icing!
I’m not sure if this is really easier then taking an ice bath, but it certainly is more pleasant! Ok, I’m off to work! Have a great monday!
It’s time for you to share: Are you a consistent runner, or are your splits all over the place? What’s one of your cures when you wake up feeling gross?
Now in winter, I started running a lot on the treadmill. I don’t feel comfortable to run in the dark alone (I just moved cities, and I still need to get a good feeling about the new place when it’s dark), so the treadmill it is during the week.
And it does wonders for my pace as I’m forced to run the whole distance at the same speed, something I never do when I run outside.