4:15 am

My scheduled distance for today was 8 miles which meant my alarm went off at 4:15 am. It actually felt easier to wake up this morning than yesterday at 5. Most likely because I wasn't coming off of a 3 day weekend. It still felt pretty humid out, but since I trained outside all summer, I wasn't really bothered by it. I am however reaaaaallllly looking forward to some cooler weather. Which may happen around January when it's my off season. I ran a little bit of a different route, I guess having a headlamp helped me feel bold enough to test out some new roads in the dark. I wasn't really focused on my pacing today, so I was pleaseantly surprised to see my pace time was still a pretty swift pace. There's a nice Rib Rub 5K in my little town this Saturday, and I really would love to run it. Rockwall has a great community of runners, and I really enjoy seeing everyone I know through various outlets come together for a race. The issue is that Saturday is the only day I have open for a long run. And I know how imporatant that long run is for training. So, I'm choosing the long run over the fun run, but hoping to meet everyone afterwards for some ribs. After running 17 miles I will have earned them.