It's a big world. Go run it.

Spotted this ad in Runner's World last night, which I promptly tapped up on my wall.

This morning I woke up early and ran eight kilometers before work. I started out at a 5:50 per km pace and ran my last kilometer in 5 minutes and 20 seconds (negative splits baby!) At 45:36 this was a new personal best for me, a result I'm extremely pleased with. A year ago I was struggling to run sub-10 minute miles, but today my legs felt powerful and strong as I kicked up the tempo and gave it all I've got.

The training doesn't stop here. A sub-53:00 minute 10 km is a short term goal I'm working towards this Spring. I really enjoy running in the morning and I hope to do this more frequently once the temperature rises above 0 degrees. It's nice to kick off my morning with a run, rather than have the kilometers looming over me all day at work.

Today's run brings my weekly distance up to 28 kilometers, with a long run planned for Saturday morning. I'm hoping to log at least 12 kms to bring my 7-day total to 40 kms to match last week. But with a cold front sweeping into the city and -30 temperatures threatening (not to mention my winter running wardrobe which is definitely lacking) I may be at the mercy of Mother Nature.

In the meantime, cheers to morning runs and personals bests!