Monday, December 20, 2010

Off to a good start

Normally, I'm not a fan of Mondays. But I'm off work all week, so today is different. Instead of the start of my workweek, it is the start of a week off. First on the agenda, a morning run.

I chose a loop for my route today. Two sections of it are on trails, and two sections are on asphalt. I figured it would be a nice way to mix things up.Unfortunately, the trail sections were a muddy mess. But it worked out okay.

The total distance was just a little shy of 5.5 miles. I went easy on the pace and planned in a few 90 second walk breaks. I was happy to see that the last two run sections were a bit faster than the first two. I always like it when I feel strong at the end.

This is what the splits graph looks like with the walk sections broken out separately.

That was a nice way to kick off the week. Next I'm going to spend a little time doing some much neglected yard work. Then a shower and off to lunch with the kids!

17 comments:

  1. Yay for Christmas break!
    I'm planning on running this afternoon around the neighborhood - nothing far, nothing fast. Just having a good enjoyable run and soak it all up!
    Enjoy the break!

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  2. Yard work???? That would be snow removal in my part of the country. I'm wishing that I had this work week off.... Enjoy.

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  3. great start indeed! Enjoy your week off!

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  4. Enjoy your week off - great way to start things off!

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  5. Hope you have a great week off! Way to get up and get your run done.

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  6. Monday means something totally different when it's the start to a week off, doesn't it? I had the same approach to my day off: Start with a run.

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  7. Great run! Guess what tomorrow is... the 21st! Which means the days are only going to get longer!

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  8. Yard work? I am watching it snow outside my window! Enjoy your week off!

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  9. best way to start a week is that run.

    i missed mine this AM.....but hope to pound something out this week.

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  10. Nothing better than a start with an early morning run. Enjoy your week at home!

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  11. Awesome that you have the week off. Enjoy it!

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  12. Good work but...hit those HILLS!

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  13. No better way to start off a week than with a run!

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  14. Merry Christmas to you and your family Lisa!

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