Tuesday Feb. 10th First 4 miler

So I had my first 4 mile run of the next step of my training schedule. It was hard to get up. Had a lot to do yesterday and it feels like I can't get caught up with coursework. That being said I did get up around 8. The first mile of the run was harder than usual. I found myself straining to keep up my pace. It was quite a bit colder than I thought it was going to be by just looking outside. It took a little while longer to warm up than usual...but it still happened. I am really trying to not eat any fast food weekdays to see how that helps, if at all. I did well yesterday and am hoping it might help me drop even more weight at a little bit faster rate.

I am not really used to running while there are lots of students walking around and driving in the morning. I didn't really like it. For one....for some reason stop signs are optional and two they tend to not pay attention to their surroundings while they walk. I always move as far as I can even to the grass or street in order to not make people change their stride....but come on...pay a little attention. It is just courtesy. I will stop whining now.

The last .7 miles was pretty hard for me. I just feel really tired. I think it is the accumulation of miles on my body along with my poor sleeping patterns. But for he 4.2 miles I ran my time was 37 min and 30 secs. That gives me a 8 min 55 sec pace...which is slightly better than my daily goal. So yay for today! Thank you for reading and all your support.

My route:

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