February 7, 2017

0600 hrs. Dawn Patrol. Baby Steps. Back out on the trail for my fourth run in two months. This has been, for all intents and purposes, a self-imposed exile. Thousands of miles on the odometer since 1997 (that's 20 years for those of you scoring at home) leaves me acutely uninspired and unmotivated at times. This has been one of those times. No excuses. I was simply tired of the unrelenting grind for a minute. I have regained my composure and am ready to begin again...again. Completed a short 2.37 mile out and back in a pedestrian 23:31 for a 9:55 min/mile pace. Temp was 11 degrees Celsius (52 degrees Fahrenheit) with a slight breeze from the North. Will undoubtedly build miles to get back to my baseline. In the mean time, Mahalo.