This morning Martha and I both had a good run. She actually started a few minutes before I did, 8:00 a.m. or so, and when we were sitting on our deck talking about the run at lunch time she said she had really enjoyed running so early when the Town was just beginning to wake up, traffic was light, and the air still nice and cool. Although the sun was shining in Clear Creek, up in Town there was a veil of fog that did not burn away for nearly an hour. These conditions certainly helped us both; she jumped her mileage up from six to eight, and I completed another 12-miler with much less effort than in the past two weeks. In fact, on the last mile I decided to pick up the pace to see what I could do. This is sometimes a good way to end a long run, and often the pace pick-up even means that you are using slightly different muscles, making the effort a little easier than the usual long-run pace. I was pleased with a modest 9:58 mile; I had not known I was running that fast.
As the days turn cooler and the training continues, I hope that we will continue to see improvement as we moved toward some tentatively-planned longer races before the end of the year. Soon the leaves will be blazing with color, you will be able to see your breath in the morning, and gloves will feel good in the cold air. Surely there is no better time of year to be running!
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