Today is one of those days – everything has been falling into place perfectly. After spending most of the week indoors with a chest cold, I was finally feeling well enough for a run…but not just any run…a whopping five miler.
I took a different route than I normally take and it seems to have paid off. I usually like to run on a path that runs behind the homes in our neighborhood, but this time I ran on the sidewalk. It was much hillier than I was used to – but hills are good. The wind had stopped, the sun was out, and the run was great. All in all I finished my five miles in less than an hour.
The five mile goal was part of my training plan for my Half Marathon in May. I’ve been doing really well with my long runs on the weekends; I just need to work on my weekday workouts now. Sometimes all it takes is a great day and all the motivation is back in full force – even after a week long hiatus. Hopefully the motivation and excitement I feel right now will carry on through the week!
Tags: 5 mile run, Half Marathon Training, Running, Running Motivation