Autumn Leaves 5 Mile Run

I believe that this is the last run of the year put on by Northeast running club. NERC is a local club that I belong to. I don't really do the social thing, just run their runs. This would be the third 5 mile race that I ran this year. The 5 mile is a easy and hard run for me. Easy to line up and the start, hard after mile three and then easy at the finish. I always say that wasn't so bad... forgetting the last two miles. This was one of the first races that included trails and lots of rolling field hills. Plus it snowed the day before making to ground snowy and muddy!

The race was real fun lots of runners enjoying the race. I finished in 46:08 missing a new pr by 10 seconds or so. I felt strong at the end thou, like I still had more miles in me. I finished 12th out of 21 in my age group and 141 out of 266.

The Runners Prayer

The Runner's Prayer
Lord,
Watch over me today as I run.
This is the day
and this is the time for the race.
Watch over my body.
Keep it free from injury.
Watch over my mind.
May I listen to the signals from within
as I enjoy the scenes from without.
Watch over my spirit.
Watch over my competitors.
Remind us that we all are struggling equally.
Lord,
Let me win.
Not by coming in ahead of my friends, but by beating myself.
Let it be an inner win.
A battle won over me.
And may I say at the end,
"I have fought a good fight.
I have finished the race.
I have kept the faith."
Adapted from The Ultrarunner’s Prayer by Carolyn Erdman & Jay Hodde

I got up.

Yup this morning I woke up at 5:15 and saw a tweet from last night from someone that said. I must wake up early and run. Wake up early and run. Wake up early and run. That gave me the small push to get up. Ran for one hour, about 6 miles.

Feeling "run" down

For the last week I just feel lazy. I don't feel like running, after I do thou I feel great again. I have been running in the evening a lot because I cant do it I the morning. I wake up on time and I know what needs to be done, but I can't get out the door. So I end up running after work. Hopefully tomorrow morning I can get my butt out the door for my one hour run. Then it's rest for friday, little speed work on Saturday and then a 5 mile race on the trails sunday. I need to also run LSD on Sunday so I think I'll split it 5 race, 5 LSD.
I am going to sleep now.