Hemmed and hawed today before getting out the door – my usual M.O. this winter.

In the summer, I’d set the alarm to get up at 6:30 or 7:00 so it’d be bearable by the time I got out the door, but now I have the whole day to figure out the “best” time to go for my run. Today it was, “do I go out before the rain/snow hits or will the extra warmth of a later-in-the-day temperature make up for it?”

Weighing slightly on me was that today called for a tempo run and I didn’t want to get discouraged by wind slowing me down, so I also told myself I could do hills instead if it was too windy. Happily, Nick decided to go for a bike ride, motivating me out the door sooner rather than later, and I went for the tempo. Glad I did…

Six miles total w/4 tempo @ 7:49. Felt strong! I have good feelings about this training cycle, it’s going to be a rockin’ one.