Surprise

Ok. So I am out running my 2 miles(so I thought) yesterday. Feeling chilly at the start but good overall. Finished in 21:03. Started to think back on the route that I took. Getting a weird sensation that I made a boo-boo. So I pull up Map My Run & chart the exact route that I took. Realized that because I took the long way around on the half mile to my home that I roughly added an extra half mile to my total mileage! Apparently I did that last week too when I felt worried that I was slowing down on my runs. Because I keep so many different routes in my head I was adding distance when I didn't need to. So that finish time that mentioned for yesterday puts at approx. an 8:20 pace. Which is what I had been doing on my longer runs.

Talk about feeling a sense of relief! But I am glad that I had what I thought was a bad run last week. Because I got the same finish time this week,it wouldn't have occurred to me to look at the route that I was taking & realized that I was going further than I needed to. Not that there is anything wrong w/ that. But right now I need to stick to my running plan & w/ my injured ankles I don't need to be adding more distance when my plan doesn't call for it.

I've got x-training tonight. No danger of going further than I need to on the elliptical & mill cause those are on timers! Please tell me it's Friday already....