This was one of those mornings getting out the door for a six mile run was the last thing I wanted to do. Though the run is on Saturday, I thought to myself, "I'm already in shape. A six mile run today isn't going to make or break it for me." Luckily, the angel on my other shoulder chimed in, "You have three training days left. Why skip this time?" So I made it out the door.

I felt pretty good on the run, finished with an average of 8:21 min/mi. I'm nervous about my pace for this Saturday. Last year, Philadelphia had hardly any hills to deal with (except a slow slope at the end that killed me!), and I had a friend to run with to keep my pace, so I ended up thrilled with a finish of 1:53:22, or 8:39 mi/mi. I'd like to stay under two hours, and I'll be a happy camper. 

Couldn't help taking a photo of the beautiful sunrise at the halfway point of my run, the outrageous sweat marks on my elbow (I've realized I have unnaturally sweaty elbows... should I start using deodorant there???) and a sweet message I left for my husband on his back window. 

Three days till the ING Half Marathon!