Last night first time of the year in Arena. It was -25 degrees so that was pretty much the only option… The idea was to run gently (or to the last drop if needed) five miles in the 5.25-5.30 range but no… 5.28, 5.30, 5.38 and that was it. Couldn’t do more. I was so out of shape. Had no idea how to run anymore, how to keep the pace. Legs, lungs, everything said no. This is the result of being on the road the last few weeks as a traveling salesman all over the place. I haven’t really run anything worth to mention in the last three weeks besides a few random 12-minute stints in Asian hotel treadmills and maybe 2-3 easy 30 mins jogs here in the middle of Arctic winter when the time has permitted. From next Monday on, I’m going to start keeping track of my runs again. I see no other way to go forward.