Day 4 training postponed until after work and Runner's Magazine

So Day 4 is here and
1. I went to bed late last night
2. was anxious about mom's trip to Guatemala
3. was anxious about finding one too many of those centipede buggers in the room, I swore all night they were on me
4. I was still tired from my interval training the day before.
Needless to say I didn't get up and out of bed to do my 3 mile run this morning. I will, however, do it after work. I don't want to get up tomorrow to make it up and it is only 3 miles so I will get it out of the way.

I hope to update you on my run tomorrow. I will try not to forget how I feel during my work out. All I know is that this morning it was absolutely beautiful for a run it was nice and cool. Oh well.

I would like to take advantage and write about a few thoughts that I had about running and what I read in September's issue of Runner's World. Side note: I absolutely love Runner's World. It is the only magazine other than US that I can read cover to cover. It offers great advice and inspirational articles about training or on some amazing runner out in this world.

In any case here are some things I would like touch upon:
1. What I would like to do differently this time during my training
2. NYC ING Marathon inspiration
3. Mantra repeating vs. being crazy
4. Including my mental state during my runs in my journal/blog entry
5. Running Fears.

Okay so maybe I won't tackle all these today as I may not get any work done. I do want to hold on to my job so I'll tackle one today.

An article I read touched upon getting the most out of the easy run. I have to say that what should have been an easy run in my 1/2 marathon training was not really an easy run. It might have been due to the time constraint. We ran in the morning and had to get back by a certain time to get ready for work. It may have been due to the fact that we didn't venture too much away from our usual route. Again due to time constraint we really couldn't venture too far from home or include a car ride somewhere else to run. It is understandable that the easy run was not the most enjoyable during my prior training. Well this time around I want to keep my easy runs as light and enjoyable as possible. I want to take in the scenery and smell the grass/flowers/sea water..etc. I would like to hit any road other than Union Turnpike and Queens Blvd. That alone makes me look forward to my runs.

My goal for my easy run: enjoy the scenery, change up the route, and take it easy. As the article said I will run 1-2 mins slower than my pace. I need to make sure I recover well for the next hard workout/ run.