Another realization (for now)

After hearing my daughter and my dad play with Playdoh this morning, I decided to head out for a jog around the neighborhood.  It was quite exciting because as soon as I headed out the door, the sun came out.  This is a mighty fine change from the last 24 hours.

I mapped out a 1-mile loop around the neighborhood and off I went, destined to do at least 3 loops, which is what I was able to achieve.  I would have like to go one more, but my legs were giving up.  Since the run was only a little more than three miles, this tells me that the 8-minute pace is not yet realistic.  I’ve been attempting to train right around that time, but until now haven’t quite figured out that slowing down just a little bit will help me run farther.

I’m not yet ready to drop my goal time down, but I should run a little slower until I get more base mileage under my belt.  Well, at least that’s the plan until I come up with something better.

For now though, I’ve got to hit the shower.  My mom wants to head to the consignment shop in Burnsville, and I need to get some lunch.  Something in the back of my head (my wife’s voice) is telling me that a piece of toast doesn’t make a good breakfast.

6/17/2009: Casey’s Addition 1-mile loop (3x)