Running for Schroeder

My morning run today started out fine. I felt strong and anticipated a pretty good time. I was running to work and thought I might try a slightly different route since I had left early enough that I had plenty of time. I had an 8:30 AM CST call to India, but I started at 6:20 AM CST and usualy can get to work in 1:10. So off I go. Pflugerville is an old town and when it was laid out they hadn’t heard of grids. Oh, and I am severly directionally challenged. Not a plesant combination. I took my 5.2 mile run and turned it into an 8.8 that took me through a lot of town that I hadn’t been to before. Here is my route:

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It was fun and I needed to start adding good distance runs, but dang. I got back home in 1:56 which wasn’t a bad pace, but I had to go straight to my call and then the one after, and the one after…needless to say I am working from home. I will head to work after lunch, in my car.

I got in a morning run and it was great. I didn’t start until 6:45, so I was late getting started, but I was able to complete my 2 mile out and back with minimal pain. I ran my first mile in a little over 9 and the total was a bit under 42. I still need to work on my initial pacing, but overall, it will do.

Two miles Monday, two miles Tuesday, two miles Thursday. I have started back. Each day I ran two out and walked further and then back to keep myself out an hour. I have been running after work, rather than before work because of my current sleep schedule. I hope to get back to morning runs because they make my day much more productive. I believe I just have time to get into 4:00 shape for the Dallas White Rock Marathon on December 9th. We shall see.