day 2

goal: 3-4 miles, easy pace

...for the duration of this diary, i may refer to my mileage accomplishments in terms of time. my 1/2 marathon splits have been between 9:30 and 9:50, so i round and call my training pace ~10 min/mile.

...early plans today to run this 4 miler were changed as my running partner couldn't make it. i had settled to run the distance on my own; however, gina's fiancee happened to be online during the latter part of the afternoon and he was up for joining me. we met at the park and walked a bit to start off -- the park has a 5.6 mile loop and we intended to walk on both sides of our run. we began running and settled into a groove pretty quickly. the 40 mins went by really quick and soon enough we were settled into a walk and heading back to the car.

...i am now home, have eaten some spaghetti and meatballs, and am watching tv. i'm feeling pretty good with the run. i hit a nice tempo for the last bit of it, leaving myself pretty tired from the day. i think it will be an earlier bedtime for me and then up in the morning for my run of the day (2-3 miles) before heading out for the day's activities.

...hope everyone has a nice 4th. enjoy the day off work at least!