Dawn run to the conservatory with my father

This morning was up early and was out with my father to the conservatory at 6:30 a.m. or so, We went to the conservatory and did laps 5 laps ther clockwise(the easier way) and then headed back home. Good conversation! sometimes my father slowed down and I decided to wait for him and finish the run together! Great run with my father! Next week I ll start throwing some speed and tempo into my schedule! Have a great day!

Easy dawn without a watch

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I did not run, eventhough I kind of swore that I was not skipping a run and was going to train seriously. From now on I wont promise anything and Just do( run). This morning there was not a way that I was going to skip the running, so I head out at 6:15 a.m. to do 3-5 laps to the conservatory, when I went out was dragging once again and just decided to do 3 laps for a total of 5.5k, without a watch. In the last km or so, felt better though. There are a couple of races between this month and the next that I want to do, so that means, no skipping days. Have a great day!

"Easy"morning to the conservatory

This morning slept in a bit and was out for my run at 8:45 a.m. to the conservatory, with the sun shining hard, got to the conservatory in 6:58 and that was the last time that I looked at the watch, I started to feel tired and was dragging myself, did 6 laps there, but the last 2 laps were in survivor mode and to finish the run I had to use mental tricks, was very tired and the legs did not responded, I looked like a novice. I hate to feel that way. In retrospect, I think that I raced very good in my last race, 38:16 for 5 miles or so, doing the second half easy, the last 3 weeks prior to that were like these past 3 weeks and I felt in the race, the same that I felt today. Everytime that I get inconsistent for 2-3 weeks, I start basically from zero so to speak. Its time to stop the f#$@#lazyness and start moving my butt, I really admire some daily milers here that given the busy life, the put running as an important facet in life. I need to start doing so and start setting ambitious goals to improve. Glad that I could finish the run though!! Have a great Sunday! I ll be back again tomorrow!

Easy dawn in the conservatory

This morning woke up at 5:40 a.m. and was out at 6:20 a.m. by myself to the conservatory, I did 5 laps there, so 7.5k total in 44:34. The run started very slow , even almost cut it short since I was just dragging for the first 3 laps, then felt better and better and could finish strong and feeling good. Great morning for running!! Happy birthday for my father!! Have a great day all!

Back on the wagon

This morning was up early at 5:20 a.m. and was out with my brother at 5:55 a.m. for the first time since Sunday, I was just lazy and slept in on mornings. But I am back, did 30 mins with my brother , first half in 15:45 and the same distance back in 14:11, felt really good on the second half. I need to get back in shape if I want to race decent in the upcoming months. Great morning for running!

Steady state morning to the conservatory

This morning opted for extra sleep but at 8:45 a.m. I headed out to the conservatory with the sun in full force to do my 5 lap, I started out easy , got there in 7:22, 20 seconds faster than yesterday, then did 5 laps in 5:53,5:43,5:27,4:55,4:45, then headed home to do the 7.5k in 40:30. 4:03 faster than yesterday. Of course the effort was higher but, felt better than yesterday. The reason of the progressive splits was that I was racing a man, to be honest, the first 4.5 laps he was ahead of me, when I closed the gap he surged and gap me again, as the laps went by I responded more and more to those surges, so that he does not gap me by much, I was breathing a bit hard at the end, I was a bit ashamed, since I did not want to pass him huffing and puffing, specially on a easy run, but then I got angry, and with a lap to go for me, he surged and then eased up, when he eased up, I took advantage of it and surged hard myself for the first time( the previous laps I was just sitting behind waiting him to fade) and passed him quicky, but 50m later, he blew by me, and gapped me a lot, then I said, wow I surrender I wont make my easy run a grueling race effort, and let him go, but when I was thinking that He stopped and started walking, then I tried to relax and passed him "relaxed". No words were said in that little battle. It was funny and that is a great change for the monotonous of easy alone running. I was not huffing and puffing because of the pace, but because of the hills. That pace is pretty managable for me in flat terrain. Great morning for running and great peace in the streets. Have a great day!

Easy dawn to the conservatory

Yesterday slept in and went out late from work, so rest. This morning finally went out in the early morning. At 6:15 a.m. went out to the conservatory and did laps there at an easy pace, got there in 7:44 which is pretty slow, then did not look again till the end of the run. The total time for the 7.51k was 44:33. Felt kind of tired, the legs were dead, dont know why, but at least I got the run in.