A Not So Easy 3 Miles

I would have thought that after a day's rest that today's 3 miles would have been pretty easy. But nope! It was doable and went OK but lacked the aliveness and excitement it usually holds for me. Can't quite put my finger on exactly what was lacking. Did it in 30:38 at an avg pace of 10:13. Seems I'm stuck at around around a 10 min. mile (anywhere from 9:50-10:30 depending on the distance). I'll have to wait and work on speed after the 1/2 though. I'm working as hard as I can right now to log miles and long runs in order to finish this thing with my dignity intact. lol

I wasn't going to eat any junk today and started out really well. But I just ate some chex mix and a brownie left over from the weekend. I can't figure out what is the matter with me. I did well for months and now I can't seem to make it through a day without sweets since we moved. I'm happy to be back home but something is out of kilter with me regarding food. All I can do now is start over and eat balanced meals the rest of the day. I need to figure this out. Hopefully tomorrow I'll do better.

I'm planning my route for tomorrow's 9 mile long run. At first I was going to do a double loop so I could hydrate and refuel at the house but that puts me on US 50 (busy traffic) double the norm. So I'm now leaning toward stashing water and fuel at the halfway point. I'll have to go pick up my water bottle afterward but I'd rather do that than run a double loop. I really dislike those in races also. The kids will have to get started on school on their own tomorrow morning. I have to get an early start while it's cool or I'll just be making things much more difficult for myself.

Well cross your fingers for me on the 9 miles. This will be my longest run yet!