Workout: 7.36 miles
Time: 1:12:20
Pace: average 9:48
November total: 45.38/60
Went out at 1:00 in the afternoon. It was somewhat chilly and pretty windy heading to the East. I did well for most of the run, but had decided kind of early on that I would take a short walking break after every 5 songs. Songs 6-10, though, had a few breaks in there because it was a lot of hills during that point. But the last part of the run was especially good. I feel like I really get my groove going around mile 4, which kind of sucks :)
I also feel like I'm in a rut. Like donating blood disrupted my flow. But not only that, my legs are tired and sore. My right foot has pain near the bottom of my toes. I'm considering taking a running break during December, but am worried about losing my fitness. I can't get as good of a workout on the bike or the eliptical at the gym. But I guess it will be like starting training from scratch. Or maybe I just need to significantly cut down my mileage this month. Perhaps taking on this 60 miles in November goal was a bit too much... I didn't cut down hardly at all after the half in September. I ran nearly 70 miles in October, which is an awful lot of miles for not training for anything.
And I think I might need new shoes already. Which bugs me because the shoes I ran in yesterday - my newest pair - have less than 100 miles on them. I don't have the money to go out and buy a $100 pair of shoes right now. But my knees hurt while I was running yesterday and my ankles are really sore and tired afterward. Maybe its just more of an overtraining issue and I need to calm down this month and start up from scratch on December 28th for the 5/3RBR. I'm going to get my 60 miles this month and then figure it out. I should also get back into weight training and cross training. And should actively try to lose 5 pounds. And try to get my cholesterol lower (was 265 when I donated blood - ouch... hasn't been that high since 1999).
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