Distance: 2 miles
Time: 19:58
Location: Apple Valley to Sitting Bull
Tonight was my first real run since the 5K on Saturday. Sunday night I did go out on a little run with my wife. She and I have been working on her mile for a while now, and on Sunday she logged her fastest mile of late! But those runs are more for her so I didn't post about it on here. I love getting to work with her and try to get her to develop a love of running. So tonight I decided to bring my watch along and try to get a nice timed run in. I opted to go old school and simply time a 2-mile run, instead of trying to hit 20 or 25 minutes. I ran my typical 2-mile route to Sitting Bull. It wasn't bad, definitely a slow pace, but I felt alright the whole time. No significant pain, but I also didn't feel any significant improvements. My times this year in general have been a lot slower. Part of that is due to my decision to run mainly for a period of time rather than for a specified distance. When all I need to do is fill up 20 minutes with running, I don't bother to go too fast because it seems to be besides the point. But when I'm running 2 miles I want to see if I can run it faster than before. Maybe none of this makes sense, but it's my (strange) logic. Anyway, tonight's 2-miler was okay; I ran it in 19:58, which, compared to 2-mile runs in the past, is not good, but compared to how I've done this year, it's a step forward.
After running last week's 5K, Scott and I right away said that we wanted to do another one. The first one that came to my mind was the "Run Through the Pines" 5K that occurs in August each year up in Crestline, near Lake Arrowhead. It's an intimidating run because of the elevation, but I bet it would be fun. Scott was immediately determined to do it, so it looks likely that we could be running that in about a month. Training will be tricky though, because on Monday we depart for a 2-week road trip up the West Coast to Canada. If I'm lucky I'll get to run while on the trip, but more than likely it will come down to the runs I get in before the trip and after. Let's see if I can keep it going when the thick of summer sets in.
