This morning marked the official start of my training cycle for Boston in April. Two evenings ago, I finally broke down and decided to try running at night in Richmond -- something that I have avoided in my 2+ years of living here due to lack of lighting and no lack of criminals. I decided on a route that I expected to be fairly well lit and logged a solid 4 miles. This gave me the indication that I could in fact run in the dark, I would just have to get creative with my routes.
(side note: That evening run was December 6th. I ran with my shirt off, in the dark, listening to my trusty iPod shuffle. Did I feel like a bad ass? Yes. Did I look like a tool? Most likely. Did I care? Fuck no.)
So this morning I logged a solid 6 miles at 6am. Decked out in tights, and two long sleeve shirts, I proved to be slightly over dressed. Still, the run felt great. I truly do love running in the morning. Now that my body is used to rising before 6am most days of the week, transitioning into running at this time should not be very difficult. It just makes the day better -- both from the standpoint of how my body feels, and that it takes away any obligation to get it done later in the day.
Although this first clinical is coming to a close and I won't be able to take advantage of this new-found training time, I still have 8 weeks left in Richmond starting January 9th with my 2nd clinical at VCU hospital. By then I'll have my Garmin, my trusty iPod, and a ton of motivation.
Early to bed, Early to run makes Ant a sub 2:55 marathon runner.
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