Running is kind of like the stock market. Despite momentum, trends or reviewing pages of historical data, past performance is not necessarily an indicator of future performance. I thought about that concept as I was fumbling around my apartment this morning at 5:45 am. “Thought” may be a bit aggressive in terms of what my mind was doing. But you get the idea. After an epic weekend, odds were in favor of either a dramatic pull back or a return to normalcy. Today was the latter.
Despite the darkness, the weather was great. 47* with slight wind. I probably started out too quickly, but that didn’t have any overall effect on the run. I did a couple of loops around the Reservoir Path until the sun finally broke and headed down to the Bridle Path. I did’t notice a change in my pace while running, although I felt like I was working harder than recent outing. That’s fine. Putting in some extra effort keeps you honest.
Maybe above everything else, I really concentrated on form. In particular my right leg (the cranky one). With each revolution, if I keep my knee pointing straight ahead, I have no pain … even when climbing hills. In the quest for speed sometimes the alignment gets thrown off. There were plenty of elite runners out this morning, so I do try to watch their form.
The totals for this morning were very good considering the “first run of the week” syndrome. 7.9 miles (thought I had a solid at 8:40 pace.
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Jess December 15, 2009 at 3:51 pm | #1 Reply | Quote I always hated running that early in the winter, but just wait until the summer when it begins to get light really early. It’s so nice!
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a marathoner December 15, 2009 at 9:00 pm | #2 Reply | Quote You are so right. It will be well worth getting up early when the heat comes!
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Yasmin December 15, 2009 at 4:19 pm | #3 Reply | Quote hahaha running IS like the stock market. Invisible forces at work, eh?
- a marathoner December 15, 2009 at 9:01 pm | #4 Reply | Quote Exactly.
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marathonmaiden December 15, 2009 at 5:09 pm | #5 Reply | Quote running in the pitch black is not fun BUT you get to see a complete sunrise. that’s cool
great first run of the week. way to start strong!
- a marathoner December 15, 2009 at 9:01 pm | #6 Reply | Quote I really enjoyed the day break when it came … it just came later than our friends Weather Channel predicted.
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SCL December 15, 2009 at 6:03 pm | #7 Reply | Quote Nice run – love how you really pile on the miles with each run. It was deceptively humid this morning. Like you, I felt like I was working harder than it showed in the time on the watch.
- a marathoner December 15, 2009 at 9:02 pm | #8 Reply | Quote I think you are right. There was definitely something in the air this morning. Maybe that low front the rains brought decided to hang around for a day or two.
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Kyle Kranz December 16, 2009 at 3:07 am | #9 Reply | Quote I hope you do not get any overcompensation injuries. When my IT band started hurting I ended up totally overcompensating and that got better but my OTHER one starting to twinge for a while. I ended up taking over a month off..
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