Well the holiday season has hit officially with Thanksgiving happening this week. I went out and ran 6.5 miles on Thanksgiving morning in my hometown. It was a crisp 15 degrees with no wind and it was great to get out and run. I tried something that I swore I hated and I am not sure I am completely sold yet. I ran with music. I got a new pair of headphones that fit in my ears nicely and decided to test it out. Running has always been a time for me to think and reflect and I feel music gets in the way. I did find the run moved faster at moments depending on the song, but I also found myself frustrated when I had to skip songs because they just weren't doing it for me. I don't know, I might continue running with music here and there, it just depends on my mood.
I missed a day of training due to a busy schedule of seeing family and traveling. My rest day is Friday but I did not run on Wednesday. I did get 6 miles in on Tuesday (2 more than I was supposed to) and 6.5 in on Thursday (2.5 more than I was supposed to). Today I went out and ran 16.5 (.5 more than I was supposed to). The long run felt great. I combined a bunch of my shorter routes that I typically do in Fort Dodge to get the right distance. Instead of listening to music I listened to an audio book. I am a reader but I have a hard time finding time to read everything I want to read, so I figured, I run a lot, so why not try reading while I run. I enjoyed this more than listening to music. No, I wasn't able to do my typical thinking while running, but I felt a little more accomplished as I finished 16.5 miles and 10 chapters of reading all within the same time period. It was a beautiful day to run with the temp at just around 45 degrees. I may have dressed a little warm but at least I was dressed enough. This was the first long of my training which is a milestone of sorts. The first of many but I made it through the first one and I can't wait for the rest.
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