Today was another easy day. As I've said before, I really don't enjoy these. They are hard for me to focus. I just usually can't wait until they are over.
This 5 miler on the Plainfield Rail Trail wasn't the most enjoyable, but it was better than most of my easy runs. One of the main reasons for this is because I ran without looking at my watch as much as usual. I peak at it way too often.
I started off by not even checking my watch until I hit .42 miles. That's much longer than usual. I looked at it a little more after that, but I still tried to just enjoy the run. I just focused on getting to the halfway point. I know that once I get there, I'll have to run the rest of the way back or at least walk it. I sure I don't want to walk and take longer.
I turned around and decided to put my watch in my pocket. That way I really wouldn't look at it. I had passed a few walkers on the way out. I decided that on the way back, I'd look at my watch after I passed this one lady. She turned around too, so I waited a little longer to look at the watch. It was about a mile back at that point.
I then pulled my watch out of my pocket and then looked at it more frequently. I don't mind looking at it often in the final mile. I'm close enough to the finish then. My left ankle was bothering me, so I tried switching sides of the trail. That seemed to help a little.
I focused on form throughout most of the run. I didn't run harder, but my pace really picked up towards the end. It was pretty fast. The weather was a bit helpful from that aspect too. It rained earlier and was quite windy. It was nice and cool when there was a breeze, but it was still pretty humid when it wasn't.
I'll finish up this relatively easy week with a 10 mile run. Hopefully I'll get some sleep and be able to run with the Breakfast Runners Club for a change. They are running at Riverview Park. It should be a good day regardless.
5 miles - 42:36 (8:31 pace)
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