This piece of me is MINE.

RUN: 12.4 miles, 1:53. 9:07m/m.

Unlike last Thursay, I survived this back-to-back without mind-numbing fatigue. I'm still tired, but not dead. I don't doubt that the big jump in mileage (4 long runs in 6 days) had an effect, but this is like a big experiment so I just had to point it out :)

Did the first loop in 55 mins with EK, 6.3 miles. Second loop in 58 mins, which aint bad either. I stopped to walk parts of some of the bigger hills when my heart rate started to climb. Overall, this felt great. Now to recover.

Talked with E about coaches, I've been meaning to join up with one for the Piggie. But I keep putting if off and I wasnt sure why until the second loop. I realized that these hours are MINE. No one is asking me to do them, no one is email me about them, no one is expecting anything. My goals, my route, my pace. If I hire a coach, then suddenly there's someone expecting something from these workouts. Heart rate, pace, time, power. Everyone seems to want a piece of me lately, and I'm guarding this one last piece for now as MINE.