The most important part of my training is consistency. For me the easiest way to be consistent is to have a good daily route. My route is a 10ish mile loop. I know the loop, and as a result I can focus on running and my thoughts instead of where I am going to turn or am I going the right direction. When I am having a tough day of running I can just block out the heavy legs and focus on getting to the next turn and moving on.
Today's run was one of those heavy legs days.The run was a good aerobic effort, but I could feel that my legs were working harder than a usual on a daily easy run. This was probably due to the track workout the previous day. Since I wasn't feeling too great, I just took the run one land mark at a time. The first hill, then the long straight away thatleads to another pain in the ass hill. Once to the top of that hill I am at the mansion that has the weekly concert in the back yard. Today the yard was filled with children running around the yard like mad. I swear there were about 45 small children in the yard. Kinda odd. After this I pass the Dedham track/highschool, at this point I am usually at the 38 min mark. By the time I am here, I know I have the run in the bag regardless of how I feel. Only a few more turns and hills. My favorite part of the run is at the 52 minute mark. At this point I have about 20 miutes left. I can make the last part of the run as easy or hard as I like. Like many races the last 20 minutes can make or break a person. So I try to stay focused and relax, while pushing the pace if I can do so with out sacrificing my form or stride. I wasn't realy able to push today so I just cruised it the rest of the way home.
Home loop, 73 minutes with a 2 minute add to make it 75 min for the day.
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