Happy St. Patrick’s day!

Time: 8:30am
Where: Burke Gilman trail heading west
Workout: 7 miles, alternating one mile easy/one mile hard
Notes and observations: You know it’s bad when Seattle people are complaining about the rain. But seriously, it’s been ridiculous. The thing about running is, what kind of weatherncancels an outdoor workout. In rowing you stay out of the water when it’s below freezing, or there are whitecaps. For cycling snow might keep you indoors (unless you’re lance Armstrong). And running? I guess snow, maybe. But steady rain certainly does not cancel, Alas.

This one mile hard/easy was on my training program from the get go, but I was like, whatever I’m not doing that and opted for the easier 5 minutes on/off route instead. With over a month of training under my belt I decided to give it a shot today. Not bad, felt okay, with the best mile coming in at mile 4. The splits below are based on the mile markers on the b-g. I do love living so close to the Burke.
Splits (miles 1and 2 are a bit off since I forgot to hit the lap button):
Mile 1 10:03
Mile 2 8:17
Mile 3 8:17
Mile 4 9:35
Mile 5 8:06
Mile 6 9:29
Mile 7 9:11
Music: shuffle including vampire weekend, foo fighters, killers, and the orig twilight soundtrack. and taylor swift. Rock on.