The power of imaginary peer pressure

My previous running blog was private. I shared it with a few friends. It was more of a journal, and I was inconsistent and inappropriate there.

I decided that I needed the threat of others being aware of my sloth to keep me moving, and to keep me honest. So far that crap is working on my brain. 

Today I seriously contemplated not running. Then I realized I hadn't posted a run since Tuesday. And that thousands of people* might know I was already failing. So I laced up my shoes and ran.

And then while running I really wanted to take a walk break. And I realized that those same thousands of people would know that I was slow and lazy. I thought about just pausing my Nike+, but realized that would be violating the spirit of all I was trying to do by going public. So I kept running. 

Thank you imaginary public.

That closes out week 1 at 10 miles. 4 runs. Its a start. 

Next week I will run 12 - 15 miles. And get my average pace under 11 minutes. Follow along imaginary friends. Keep me honest. 

*actual traffic stats indicate that far fewer people actually have read this blog. But thousands COULD read it.