A squishy trip to work

I've been ramping up the mileage just a little bit over the past week. The highlight would have to be Wednesday morning, when I braved the rain and a bike trail riddled with puddles at 6:15 a.m. and completed a run to work. I managed the 8.5-mile trip in less than 90 minutes, and I was cleaned up and at my desk before 8. Soft ground reduces the impact on your joints, but it also requires more effort to maintain the same pace. So, I went a bit more slowly than usual (often above 10:00/mile), but I made it just fine.

Perhaps, at some point in the future, I'll attempt to run both to and from work on the same day. If I can do that without any problems, then it's time to think about a run-to-work WEEK. That would be 85 miles in 5 days. Hmmmm.....