Runner's funk....

Well, the half of my blog title which I have been avoiding is the 'on the run'...... I guess my running this summer has been less than optimal... and certainly not worth writing about... well, due to our 'October skies' we have experienced this week and some nice cool weather, I feel like I am coming back! Today I ran my 5 miler at a 9:30 pace (about 30 seconds faster per mile than I normally do for training runs). I was really happy with it.. I mean, I am not breaking any land speed records.... but, for me, it felt really good! My goal is to run the Akron marathon (late Sept) in under 4hr22min (which would be a 10 minute mile held for the whole 26.2).. something we have yet to accomplish. It is amazing how difficult it is to bring those times down... I guess I will start by upping my mileage a bit, losing my last 5lbs!, and doing some speed work with Dan.. I will let you know how it all works out!!:)