Working to Meet Projected Results

I promised newly uploaded photographs from Europe by 23:59 PST tonight, which passes in less than twenty minutes. Said photos are still downloading from my (broken-lensed) camera to my (kick-ass) laptop. Go go go!

I ran yesterday evening, a run approximating long distance however inconsequential in comparison to marathon training. I cruised down Stone Way to Gas Works, hitting the first mile in an over-ambitious 6:33 and then relaxed on the Burke-Gilman Trail for an under 14:00 two-mile. I turned around at 22:32 and made it back to one mile remaining only a second behind pace. The last mile was however a bit slower---I blame said mile's entirely uphill nature---and so I finished with a 6:54 split and 45:27 total for 6.25 miles.

The run felt fantastic, especially after mile four when I fully expected to tire and slow. My body still has some endurance in it.  I hoped to run twenty miles this week and am not at all on track. Deirdre distracted me this evening with beers up in Greenlake and a run was de-prioritized. I will have to average 4.67 miles per day for the next three days to meet my goal. Totally reasonable.