Winter air hovers over an overcast Mansfield yesterday. 34 degrees and calm winds told me I better get outside for a run. 3 layers later I was out the door for a 4 mile run through city streets. Having ice covered street sides forced me to run with greater care. In a half mile I felt my easy pace pick up with the intensity I will have to turn to often as I train for my first marathon of 2013. Feeling strong and focused I climbed Grace Street. (Why do the name a street "Grace" that's all about hills??)
By the time I got to the top of the hill I decided to head towards the high school to venture around the track. I didn't realize I would be running on 4 inches of virgin snow as I took a lap. It felt like running on soft beach sand only much colder. My pace was slowed by a half minute during that mile but I made up for lost time in the final leg of my workout. Considering the ice and snow, I was satisfied with the 8:42 overall pace this morning. It felt good to get my first outdoor run of the new year.
Training begins in seriousness next week. To qualify for Boston I'm going to have to run a pace of 8:00/mile. That means I will have to figure out a way to run 29 seconds faster per mile. I realize I have a lot of work to do to reach this goal but I feel motivated to push with wisdom. I can't afford to do something stupid and cause an unnecessary injury due to poor training.
~So I think I'll go to Boston~
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