I was anxious to get out and run this afternoon when I arrived home. The sun was shining and I wanted to run in the sunlight for a bit, which I did. But boy, did it set fast. By the time I'd run two miles it was pretty much gone. It was nice while it lasted. The breeze was a touch cooler than yesterday, so along with shorts I wore a long-sleeve shirt. Still can't complain, though.
It's funny how I used to hate intervals, but after several years of doing this I actually enjoy them. Tonight I ran mile intervals, three of them, just like last week. At least I think it was last week. The total damage tonight was 7.5 miles. The past week or so I've been in a music-less mode on my runs. I guess it's just a phase I'm going through. Since I probably won't wear my iPod in the race, and I don't even know if they allow them or not, it's good to go with the sounds of nature once in a while. You know, like the idiot on the motorcycle gunning it up to 70 mph on a city street, or the idiot in the truck with the loud exhaust, or the idiot who honks his horn at you. Come to think of it, that's likely the reason I started listening to music on my runs in the first place.
Back to the run, during the intervals I managed to not only keep the average pace below 8 minutes/mile, but actually went faster with each interval. The first interval pace was 7:57, and the last was 7:44. Felt good at the end, and it feels good to know tomorrow is a holiday and I can sleep in a little before we head to a Veterans Day parade in Leavenworth.
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