I think that I have figured out one reason that running has been more challenging this year. When I started the most recent bunch of training, I was in Germany, where the weather was not torturous. I got used to running at somewhat normal speeds. Now I am back in Florida and that is impossible. So I get going too fast, then find myself done. Last year, when I was training for the marathon, I was running at a considerably slower pace most of the time--like a minute/mile slower. I need to get back to that speed. It's not easy, as much as I try to remind myself.
Tonight was another one of the warm-up, run, cool-down runs. I was aiming for a slowish pace and almost succeeded, except that I needed to walk around 2 miles and didn't quite maintain the pace I was hoping for as a result. It got somewhat hot again, although conditions are still nowhere near as evil as the summer. It's okay. I was actually much closer to my planned pace than I have been on any of these runs to this point, so I see that as progress. Also, heck, I went running, so that's always a good thing.
Tuesday I got out as well, although that was too hot. Due to some evening plans, I had to get out earlier than I would have ideally wanted, with Mr. Florida Sun still out. After the halfway point, I added some walk breaks. And should have started more slowly. Yes, I'm figuring out the pattern, it's just taking me a while.
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