Hello Week 11!
I'm over the halfway mark and 185 miles into my training! Today's run was 4 miles. Since it's getting light out later and I'm not the biggest fan of running in the dark I've decided until the time changes next month I'll run after work instead of before.
One of the biggest issues we face here in Florida is weather conditions, especially rain. If you know me you know I'm not a fan of running in the rain. It's not just a drop here or there, it's usually an all out downpour, soggy sneakers and socks, etc. No thank you! This week is going to be especially raining which makes it even more challenging to get my runs in.
The initial plan was to get up early so I could get into work early and then run right after work. The rain had other plans. I finished work at 4:15 and the weather report said the rain wasn't slowing down or going away until after 7. ❌ Of course there is always the option of the treadmill, but I really don't enjoy treadmill runs and only want to use them for my speed/ interval training once a week. So I saw the rain should be letting up at home by 6 so I drove to Cocoa and headed out to the river. I changed into sneakers I was willing to get wet just in case, put on my hat and grabbed my plastic bag to protect my phone.
I didn't feel like I was going particularly fast, but my first mile split was an 8:25! Haven't seen that type of split in a few weeks! Perhaps this is further evidence that I'm not a morning person lol. The run went well overall and my overall pace was an 8:41. I was fortunate that the rain held out for my run. Not too long after I got back to my car it started back up again. I love when things work out!
The one disappointing thing was the ignorant catcall type behavior I encountered as a car drove by me as I was running. I've heard these things happen to runners, but this was my first time experiencing it. Runners face all types of challenges and dealing with this behavior is just gross 🤮
Let's all be kind and respectful of others. Hope everyone had a great day!
31 more runs to go!
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