moving right along

So just a quickie, as i'm in the office, but did want to record that i went out this weekend trying to stick to the idea of lengthening my long run most weeks, and so i mapped out what i thought would take me around 6 miles, and set out. whether because i lost gps signal or what i don't know, but from around 1.75 mi i was going blind, and kept plodding along figuring that after an hour or so i'd have hit my goal distance (and i pretty much remembered that 6 mi route, and followed it, so i thought i was fine). i was surprised at how good i was feeling the whole way, though it was hot and i really do need to address silly things like sweat in the eyes and hydration if i'm going to keep this up through a baltimore summer. but anyway, there i was certainly pausing/walking more the second half than the first, but only briefly and maintaining what i thought was a pretty good for me pace to the end. sadness when i got home and on my computer found i'd only gone 5.4 and not the 6+ miles that i thought my route covered, but still, given how poorly i was feeling after 5.25 last weekend, this is a step in the right direction.

unfortunately, i intended to run last night, at least put in 3 miles or so, but fell asleep before i could lace on my shoes, and when i woke back up it was around midnight and i thought that too late even for me to head out. so i'll call that my day off, blame it on the need for extra recovery time after my weekly long, and hope i can get back on schedule for 4-5 good days this week. at least it's cooled off, which means i'll be more likely to do my additional walking instead of bus going to/from work, which seems to help. but shin pain this morning walking means i've really got to think about what shoes i wear i guess.