...so there were those 6 miles on Tuesday, then 8 miles on Wednesday that went a little slower than I would have liked but nothing terrible (not by my standards anyway).... the run time was 1:01:15 (7:42 minutes/mile)...

When Thursday evening rolled around I knew I wasn't going to run, I've been sleeping poorly in this summer heat wave we're having and, as a result, I was just beat. I decided I would take it easy, watch the baseball game, have a beer, and just relax knowing that I would make it up in the morning. So, I was out of bed at 5am on the streets by 5:15. The morning was perfect, it has finally cooled down a bit and we had been treated to a minor summer storm over the night, it was a great reminder of why it's worth it to roll my lazy ass out of bed each morning as opposed to wait until the late evening (at least during these summer months). Here's the route I ran, the time was 44:22 (7:20 minutes/mile).

I've got 4 miles to do Saturday and then 10 miles on Sunday, and I have another 4 months and 11 days until the marathon...