Sun Blocked and Steady 5.0 miles
5.00 miles (43:25 - 8:41/mile)0.50 miles warm down walktotal: 5.5 milescourse: Cardinal FitnessA lovely run on an early Sunday morning. While my pace was hardly excessive, I remained steady throughout.The gym was almost empty. Kind of eery, but most runners likely enjoyed today's gorgeous sun. I opted to stay inside, avoiding the sun with a tightly pulled shade.Do you have the Runner's Dilemma festering?

No Chariots Running with Me in 4.5 Miles
4.50 miles (38:50 - 8:38/mile)0.75 milestotal: 5.25 milescourse: Cardinal FitnessAn excellent litttle run in my road to fitness. It felt good. I mostly ran at 8:41/mile. My stride feels most comfortable right now at 8:15 or so, but I held back.The girl on the treadmill next to me was kicking out a slightly faster 8:34 pace for maybe six miles. The temptation of this red-blooded American male was to quicken my pace to something in the 7s, until she finished her workout. The risk was that she would run another five miles, beyond my ability to maintain my show-off pace, and the next day would be an ache-fest.The psycholo

4.02 at Twilight and Runners on Twitter
4.02 miles run (34:42 - 8:38/mile)0.70 miles warm down walktotal: 47.72course: Cardinal FitnessEasy going run. Needed it after a frustrating day with my computer bonking off for no apparent reason. Kept it steady for 3.5 miles, then lopped up a notch that last half.It was really at Twilight. Just thought I'd toss in a nice pop reference to a movie I'll never see.Not sure if you can see this, but here's a list of running-related members I follow on Twitter:http://twitter.com/#/list/AnthonyTrendl/running My general Twitter account (usually about running, writin

3.5 Miles During Sunday Morning's Extra Hour
3.5 miles (30:10 - 8:37/mile)0.5 miles warm down walktotal: 4.0 milescourse: Cardinal Fitness Glen EllynA bright morning, fun music, and legs that are happier than they have been all week.My weight is inching up after recovery from a bout of something or other, and after not running a few weeks. Time to head off to Sunday school.Do you have the Runner's Dilemma festering?

I Have Decided (and Hopefully Will Decide Regularly) to Run Early - 3.5 Miles
3.50 miles run (30:50 - 8:43/mile)0.50 miles warm down walktotal: 4.0 milescourse: Cardinal Fitness Glen EllynGetting up early is no trouble. Ready to run early is another problem.I love writing in the morning. My mind is clear and things are quiet. I can lose myself for hours, and, making the change to run a challenge. This gym I've started with opens at 5:00 am, and the word on the street is if the guy is there, he'll let me in at 4:45 am. I have no excuse as far as opportunity goes; it is all about motivation and decision.The decision to run first thing in the morning is not some grand, big thing. It is a daily thing. Two