I Think I Can

Believe in yourself & everyone will do the same.

~Note on the inside of a Dove dark chocolate I had today.

Stats

• Distance: 6 miles
• Surface: Indoor Track (Rec Center - Upper Track)
• Time: 44 minutes, 29 seconds
• Average Pace: 7:25 minutes:seconds/mile

Notes
At some point, running becomes more of a mental challenge than a physical challenge. Today, I felt like I overcame the mental challenge easier than I did the physical challenge. A few times during the run, I pushed the pace a bit, only to develop a side stitch each time. To ward off the side stitch, I backed off the pace a bit, used a technique I learned during the River to River Relay, and was back to good.

Today, I also realized that I've been neglecting the speed work. I've mostly been focusing on easy, tempo, and long runs with a bit of hill work thrown in for good measure. I know I should probably throw in some speed work, but that would go against my original plan to just "gut it out." :P