Well, after an extended break of almost 2 weeks, I decided to do a litle bit of running today. Plus Lybi needed me to run with the boys . . . so, 1.5 miles with Sam, another role reversal from Lybi's last run with him, but he maintained sub-11:00 pace. Another 0.6 miles with Joey, since he hasn't been running very much lately. He did great and beat the 12:00 guy. Then an untimed/unmeasured distance with Adam, but it was probably about 0.2 miles. I felt so good after running with the boys and Sparky (he accompanied me with Sam and Joey) that I decided to do a couple more miles. 2 more miles at 7:25 pace. I swear, I was not watching the Garmin or trying to run fast, it just felt good and relaxed, and every time I glanced down I surprised myself with how fast I was running and how easy it felt. At least I seem to not have lost any fitness, although I may have lost a bit of endurance, and I need to really work on losing weight. |