It's time

It's time for Dustin and I to start running separately. We had planned this from the beginning, but now that we are here its a little sad. My fast pace is Dustin's slow pace, which makes it difficult for him to feel ready for the pace he needs to run on rest day. I ran by myself for years before I met Dustin, but now it feels different. Part of my is a bit upset that I can't run fast enough. I have come to the realization that different people run at different paces and that I will never run a 3:10 marathon like Dustin can. I do believe that I haven't performed to the best of my ability in a marathon and I don't know if I ever will but I will never be able to truly keep up with D. He makes running fast so effortless!
As I was running an easy 5 this morning (slower than I have ran in 3 years) I thought to myself, "If I am going to be running on my own, and I'm not trying to qualify for Boston, they why the heck am I running an advanced training program???" I looked up Hal Higdon's training program and even his advanced program seems better. The weekend runs are just as long but at least I won't be running, for example, 12 miles on a Thursday (tomorrow's run). Maybe a few more middle distance runs will help me get my enthusiasm back. I need it!
~Aimee