Up before the sun

Early mornings are not my thing. I struggled to get out of bed, but with marathon training and busy schedules you do what you gotta do. I wish I was more of a morning person,  but I'm just not. My comfy cozy bed just wants to hold me hostage and I'm so ok with that lol.

The early morning run routine starts with the alarm going off and me immediately turning it off. Then the thoughts of "no!" and "why?" and "5 more minutes", you get the picture. Ugh, but I know I made this commitment and I know there isn't time to lay around. If I don't get out the door in a certain time I won't get to work on time so everything needs to work like a well oiled machine. 

I fumble around in the dark for my clothes and shoes. Wipe the sleep out of my eyes and gather my things in total zombie mode. 

I'm currently driving to my running spot so that's an extra time crunch. Thankfully there aren't that many cars on the road before 6am.

My Wednesday/ Thursday schedule for running ends up being a less than 12 hour turnaround. So that makes things interesting. Last week I felt heavy in my run. This week I was lighter and quicker. Seems like the speedwork and interval training is paying off. My run today came in at an overall 9:03 minute mile pace which is fantastic for me. My second mile was even under 9 minutes! I love when that happens. 

My extra bonus is the beautiful morning sunrise on the river. Today the sky was the most beautiful shade of purple!

Not all runs feel great. Not all runs go as planned. As long as I'm able to finish a run injury free it's a success to me. So far from a feeling point of view this has been my best week yet. I'll be teaching Bodypump tomorrow on my rest day and then getting ready for a 7 mile run on Saturday to finish out the week! I finally bought a proper hat for running so I can't wait to try it out.

I also started shopping around for my next pair of running shoes today. If you have any suggestions please let me know. 

Stay active my friends! 

22 sessions down and 66 more to go!