Yesterday was actually a fairly nice day. However, I just wasn't feeling a run and couldn't drag myself out the door. A rest day wasn't a terrible idea anyway.
I knew I'd get out there today, I just wasn't sure when. I had to go to the Lafayette-Lehigh game, so that ruled out the afternoon. I wanted to go out and run with the BCR before that. I got up looked at the weather, laid back down and tossed the idea of "to go" or "not to go" over and over again. Finally, I decided it was too cold and I didn't want to run. Then, out of nowhere I popped out of bed, quickly changed and drove to the Boat Launch for the run. I didn't have much time to even get there.
I was sure glad that I made it out there. It wasn't as cold as I thought it was. Perhaps most importantly, there was no wind. I was actually overdressed with ColdGear, tights and even a fleece vest on. I was planning on a slow run though.
Mertz was there and took off way ahead of everyone. I ran with Chris D. I knew I wasn't going to run with Mertz and I didn't want to run alone. We started off slow and were behind a couple of the others in the group. Eventually, we picked it up a little and passed all of them. Only Mertz was ahead of us.
It was a nice and peaceful run along the river. We talking about running and auto racing. The time just flew by. This is exactly why I need to join group runs more often. Before I knew it, we were over 2.5 miles. Chris was only doing 5 miles, so we turned around.
I figured that I might as well run 5 miles with him and then finish the run off with 2 miles on my own. Running back was great too. I had a headband and gloves on and it got so warm that I took them off. We passed a bunch of the other BCR on the way back.
Before I knew it, we were back at the Boat Launch. I continued on by myself in the other direction. I was on the pavement and my legs felt pretty good. I passed some guy that was walking and he made a weird noise at me. I was a little worried about going by him on the way back, but he didn't do anything.
I ran out to 6.15 miles. I turned around and there was a slow group of women runners that I had to pass. I wanted to push hard when I turned around and that was just what I did. That mile's pace dropped from 7:20 down to a 6:33. It was a nice, fast finish.
I was so glad to be done and get in a solid 7 miles. I haven't run with the BCR enough and it is something I need to do more often. They are a good group and it makes running so much easier. Time just flies by. I also need to run more often with other people in general. I'm upping my mileage and can only run by myself so much.
I was hoping to get to 55 miles for the week. Therefore, I needed 7 more miles at night. I got out before 9 PM. The temperature had dropped and it was super windy. Weather.com said it was a wind chill of 18 degrees. There were some snow flurries too and the ground was slick after that.
I decided to just run around the neighborhoods near my house. I wore about the same attire as the earlier run. I turned on my headlamp and twice it died and turned off. I took that as a sign that this wasn't the greatest idea.
I headed to the elementary school near my house to just run a couple loops in the parking lot. The goal was to run 2 miles and get to 50 miles for the week. Not as great as I was hoping, but still a nice round number for me.
I did a couple loops and they were interesting. Part of it was super windy and cold and in the other directions, it was calm and warm. I went back and forth between thinking "this is a great run" and "this is a terrible run." When I got 2 miles in, I finally decided to call it a day.
I want to run tomorrow anyway, so it is good to save myself some. Really, there wasn't any point in 5 more miles. It would've just been a good mental challenge with the wind and such.
This week, I'll be super busy with Thanksgiving and lots of work. However, I'm hoping I can fit 65 miles of running in. I want to get my mileage consistently into the 70s and 80s over the winter. Even though I have a lot of time, that won't be easy to do. I'm up for the challenge though.
BCR Run - 54:20 (7:46 pace)
Night Run - 18:04 (9:03 pace)
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