Okay, last time I complained that it was too humid and voila! Cold front! This is the second time this has happened since I started blogging about running (also happened once on the marathon blog).
Today's run was 70 minutes. I decided to take it easy and enjoy, particularly considering the awesome weather (mid-50s with a cool breeze, but plenty of sun to warm you up). I only took the watch and left the Forerunner at home. It will get plenty of use for the rest of the week, so I think that this made sense. Anyway, I did manage to take it easy and it was quite enjoyable. I could have maybe worn slightly less (I went went a long-sleeve performance shirt and a real hat), but it was not too awful.
I think that I'm starting to realize the differences between marathon training and this plan. I feel like I have a lot more power in my legs than I am used to actually using. This makes sense to some extent: for the marathon runs, I was mostly just trying to keep going and not worrying too much about speed. Now, I think the time has come to switch this mentality. Part of what feels weird, though, is that I have more strength than I am accustomed to, so I'm still trying to figure out how I can use this. I'm not sure if this will be resolved by the 5k (I hope it will) and I don't really know how to explain it. Let me just say that it feels kind of weird, for lack of a more clear description.
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