#44, #45

Just a quick post while I can catch some blogging time. I have to put the run numbers in the title or else I'll lose count. I was wondering today what numbers I was on, that's what happens with a gap due to missed running.

Did 20-25 minutes of running yesterday; I didn't set out to achieve anything else because it was designated as a "back to running/take it easy" run. #44 ended up being 20-25 minutes around our local park.

This morning I scooted out while it was dark for #45. It gets light only at about 7:45 here in London; in other parts of the country further north it seems that time is later - one of my workplaces doesn't get light until about 8:00, 8:15. While it's getting light later here, the weather these past few days is still fairly mild, so I didn't have need for Le Mask below. And I was very pleased to do my 1.678 miles in 11:15 - I thought I'd never breach the 11:20 mark, so that's one mental hurdle cleared. 2700m in 11:15 is like running 3+3/8 sets of 800m consecutively in 3:20 per 800m. I jogged the rest of the way until 20-25 minutes.

Trying to run up to 50 by Xmas is getting to me a bit. While it's nothing compared to other streaks, it's becoming a bit too much of a mental distraction. Some days I'm running more for the sake of getting runs in than doing quality runs which I feel will help me run faster. I hope I get to 50 sooner than 50 gets to me!