At 5pm tonight, I laced up my running shoes, zipped up my jacket, waited for the satellites to locate on my handy GPS watch, and squeezed in a mind-clearing 5km training run.
Today was a mild day - low teens - with a bit of wind and a bit of rain. The air was filled with the anticipation of spring, and the light mist that started falling soothed my soul. It reminded me a bit of the misty rainy days in Vancouver.
I maintained a steady speed, as per RR's instructions, but I didn't maintain the proper speed. According to my training sheet, I should have been running 5:14 min/km and instead I found myself running about 4:40 min/km. I'm having a hard time keeping my pace down for most of my runs! It just feels so slow to me and I irrationally berate myself for going slower. I can never just go easy on myself.
I ended my run by doing a lap around Parliament Hill. And I thought to myself, "how neat is it that I can just run right in front of Canada's parliament buildings!" It is a priviledge to be able to do so. It is a priviledge to be so free.
Despite the sore, stiff, tired feeling in my legs, my heart lifted. A beautiful, mild day and a fresh smell in the air combined with some pick-me-up tunes on my iPod and a consistent spring to my step was all I needed to feel level again.
Now I just need a really good night's sleep!
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