An Easy Hard Run

Today was the first day back to running since last Saturday's race. It was raining when I walked out the front door, so I danced around under the porch for a few minutes before trotting out. It was one of those very frustrating days at work, which are all too common lately. What was supposed to be an easy recovery run was a an easy 6 miles at an 8:47 pace. And really, it was pretty easy except when running into the wind. I was a little surprised. I thought this was a run to work out the soreness of the race and take it easy, which maybe I should have been more mindful of. Thinking about work kept me pretty riled up. Why can't I be independently wealthy? Anyway, I need to be more careful, especially with hot weather on the horizon. I guess it's okay to keep up a good pace while the weather permits, though, since once it's hotter I have to slow down.