Change of Scenery

Tuesday I decided that I would run a 5k  which is 3.1 miles. I was getting tired of the same route that I had been running  and really wanted to focus on my speed for the upcoming half marathon in September. So I decided to do a mile warm up on the dreadmill. A nickname that I have given the treadmill because everytime that I think of running on it I truly dread it. After I finished with that I decided to move onto the track at our local rec center.

I did 2.1 miles around the track and average pace was better than what I expected. I have certain pace that I have to maintain in order to complete my half within my goal time.

When it was cooler I had no problem maintaining that speed with rolling hills for at least 4.2 miles. So naturally when it warmed up my speed was slowed down by about a minute and it takes quite a bit out of a person to run in the heat and humidity.

There was one time that I ran about 3.25 miles in about 80 something degree weather with 100% humidity. Let me to tell you that was the dumbest idea I ever had.

Now that I got side tracked let's get back to my run Tuesday. I personally feel as though a change of scenery is good for a runner. That way when you get back out there you are refreshed. Usually when I do this I look forward to returning outside and conquering the road. Along with all my frustrations and struggles. They just seem to disappear and that is why I enjoy running so much. So until next time.