Easy run

It's still tough for me to feel fine, feel strong and feel 'ready to go' but still run slow. I still think it's the most difficult workout for a runner. It's a mental challenge.  I'm learning to appreciate the mental aspect of running.  I would love to run fast every day, but that's not physically possible. So running slow gives me a chance to rest, go easy, and get ready for my next hard run.  If I have only one awesome run every week like the one I had on Saturday, I'll take it.  I thought I was doing a good job with recovery between runs, but I wasn't.  I was always trying to run my fastest time on a route, maybe an easy day later in the week, then a progressively longer run on Saturday.  But it caught up to me, at least that's what I think my shins have been telling me.  They were a little grumpy today, but since I ran so slow they were fine.  Definitely didn't set any records today.