Tuesday - 4.1 miles

Finally got back on track today and ran what I had on my schedule. Still a bit concerned that there is no speed to speak of in my running. I'm not trying to run faster but I feel like I couldn't if I tried. I vaguely remember having these same feelings last year about this time, although my logs reveal that I was running a bit faster than I am right now. Of course, this same week last year I ran 11 miles for the week and 16 the week before! Now, even in a down week, I will be over 11 miles tomorrow with 3 days to go during a rest week. My best guess, and hope, is that when I decide to (if I can flip my mental switch) I can run faster. I've got four miles on the sched for tomorrow. I might make 1-2 of them fast to see how it feels. Or maybe not. The thing I like about my running goals right now is that I am aiming for distance and not speed. It hurts in an entirely different way, but not nearly as bad, albiet a bit longer.