Toughing it Out

Boy, was I ever tired this morning! I couldn't sleep last night and at about 2am, right around the time of the Lunar Eclipse that was happening and visible in North America, I found myself outside on my back porch with my pyjama bottoms flapping in the wind looking up at the Moon. I was joined by my wife and then by Owen for the festivities, but Malks was not to be awakened and he remained blissfully asleep. The Moon was a deep orange-red at the time and I thought it was pretty cool.

By the time I was out for my morning run at 6am the Moon was a very bright white. I'd never seen it so bright before, but perhaps the effect was the result of the contrast created by the deep red that I saw earlier in the morning. Anyway, I had a decent though very slow and slightly creaky 5km run before breakfast.

Then, as I was heading to the gym at lunch, I was a bit concerned that I wouldn't be able to finish the planned workout on the treadmill. In my mind I was supposed to run thirty minutes at 4:30/km pace. Then, just as I rounded the corner next to the gym, I realized that today was a treadmill interval day! For some reason that seemed easier to tackle than the other and, as it turned out, I was right.

Here is the summary of the run:

Duration	Speed	Pace (miles)	Pace (km)
5:00	6.2mph	9:39/mile	6:00/km
5:00	7.5mph	7:59/mile	4:58/km
5:00	8.7mph	6:53/mile	4:17/km
4:00	7.5mph	7:59/mile	4:58/km
4:00	8.7mph	6:53/mile	4:17/km
3:00	7.5mph	7:59/mile	4:58/km
3:00	8.7mph	6:53/mile	4:17/km
2:00	7.5mph	7:59/mile	4:58/km
2:00	8.7mph	6:53/mile	4:17/km
1:00	7.5mph	7:59/mile	4:58/km
1:00	8.7mph	6:53/mile	4:17/km
4:10	6.2mph	9:39/mile	6:00/km
39:10	7.6mph	7:50/mile	4:52/km

The total was 8km (5 miles, actually and as usual). It was tough, but thoroughly doable and I feel like I am making progress.