Soundtrack:
Nothing. Literally nothing. Except Runkeeper updating me every 2 minutes on time elapsed, distance traveled, and average pace.
I felt good today. 2.25 miles in 25 minutes. 11:14 per mile (which is under my average pace for the last 3 weeks).
I counted backwards from January 23rd to find out when my actual training will start. September 27th. Just under 11 weeks away. 11 more weeks of base fitness training before jumping head first into a more focused marathon training program. I better get some mountain biking and weight lifting in before I need to cut those out of the routine.
But, oh yeah... Silence is golden. I didn't set-up a playlist for this morning's run. I figure I'm not going to listen to music during the marathon, so I should get used to the silence. And it actually helped. I was able to focus on my body more, feel how my arms swinging helped the perpetual motion of my legs and how changing my breathing affected the ease or difficulty of my pace. I'm looking forward to being able to zone out while running, without being distracted by the music I love so much. There are better times to listen to music. Running should be about escaping for a bit, and being able to do that in silence will be comforting.
Rest day tomorrow, then another 25 minutes of running on Thursday morning. I'm tempted to try for 2.5 miles, but I know that I need to take it slow. There will be plenty of time for speed work later on...
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