Almost a PR

ORN: Today I sped through 5.0 miles in 50'14". I had to check the record books to make sure it wasn't a PR, but alas, I've apparently run five miles more quickly, but it's been since March. I'm claiming the victory because my training has been rather off lately.

My mind is in a hundred different places, and I'm not giving my running the energy it deserves. I need the various benefit running gives me now more than ever. For example, I am aggressively trying to find a new job. That's a project taking up a lot of psychic energy. My current job is kinda busy right now, too, so I have those issues simmering on my mental stove. We're buying a car, we're shopping around for a camper, and kindergarten is still a new adventure for everyone. And I need to schedule a date for Wifey and I. I feel like I have a ton of balls in the air. I know running helps me cope with all the stress, and so I need to be out on the streets... not in my living room playing God of War.

I should running more rather than less and as planned. Now is not a time to be inconsistent. [To my credit, I did "cross train" for about an hour last night to some Dance Dance Revolution.] For one thing, I have the Louisville Half Marathon coming up next month. For another, as I mentioned before, I need to be at my sharpest right now. I need ideas, creativity, patience, stamina, willpower, energy, and internal serenity. Running does that for me.

Today, as I was plodding along, my mind was racing back and forth over ideas, interview strategies, companies I could work for, people I need to contact, and so forth. It's seldom ever so active when I'm not running. When I run, my mind goes into a highly creative mode, especially when I run without headphones.

I'm kicking myself for not doing my long run this weekend.

Tomorrow, I need to do another five.

I hope this cool weather sticks around.