Running with friends....

...and by friends I mean the wind! Lol. Let's just call it a surprise resistance training day. As I got to the river I felt the wind and it stayed with me for all 3 of my miles. Not just a gust here and there. The palm trees were blowing, looking like pom poms. Cheering me on each stride. Mother nature always has a plan...sometimes it aligns with yours and other times not so much.

It didn't take me long to realize this run was going to have an extra bit of challenge to it. My first split was slower than my most recent two short runs. So I was hoping to at least hold pace. My second mile was 30 seconds slower! This was averaging me just over a 9 minute mile. On my final mile I hung tough and sped up by 15 seconds and pretended my last quarter mile was my push pace from last night. I was pushing alright, almost sprinting! That last boost really did it! I made an average pace of 9:00 mile even! It's really the small things in life that bring me satisfaction 😊

Other than my challenge from mother nature, the weather was great. Cooler days are ahead as fall approaches. Rest day tomorrow and 13.1 miles this weekend on my long run.

After work I went to a foam rolling clinic. I got a few tips, but the most important one was not to let the roller sit in the corner! I definitely need to use mine more and add it to my routine. It felt great tonight rolling out all of the tight and sore spots. My body will thank me for it!

Hope everyone had a great day!

41 more runs to go!