Running: Taking It Slowly

The running continues. I'm not giving up on it. But it remains frustrating too many days of the week.

The problems with my back are not particularly debilitatiing, but I'm concerned about pushing things too quickly still. At this point I've resigned myself to no races this year, so I don't feel pressure to put in miles that I might not be able to handle. I continue to do short pace or HR targeted runs, but at some point I will have to decide that mileage is the only answer. Without a target race it does put a damper on my enthusiasm for running in the cold, but that's my choice I have to deal with.

Oddly the biggest thing working against a fulfilling workout has proven to be the lack of sleep the past few weeks. I haven't been sleeping well, and it has been noticeable during workouts and daily life. One more thing to figure out.

I'm definitely not giving up running.