I was anxious and nervous to get outside to run as I wanted to establish a non-forced pace. It was quite windy so I teetered between the treadmill and outside but chose outside.
The first 1.5 miles were directly against the wind and I decided to not stress/walk when the wind was particularly bad. I passed several puddles which were rippled because of the wind. Mentally I broke the run into 3 parts. The first part because of the wind was the hardest. I finally settled in around mile 2 and celebrated when I hit mile 4 as I felt great and finished the 6 miles with pride.
I really enjoyed this run and I think it is because I could care less about pace. I was just happy to be able to accomplish 6 miles. Runner’s high is a real thing and it lasted the remainder of the day.
Start Time: 8:46 AM
Duration: 80 Minutes
Distance: 6.13 Miles
Route:
Palatine path to Hicks to PHS to Rohlwing to Palatine to Winston to home.
Pre Training Routine
I got up and had my usual Yerba Mate and English muffin with peanut butter. I watched a bit of a Robin Arzon interview and used the massage gun on my legs before running.
Post Training Routine
I did a stretch and then tried to drink water for the remainder of the day.