With all the "speedy" reports lately, something tells me that I busted a plateau. My schedule was a bit off today because I did my long run on Sat - and since I normally don't run on Monday, I thought I would go out this afternoon if my foot felt ok and do an easy 3 miles. EASY 3 miles. To make that point to myself I decided not to look at my Garmin until the end of the run (I still can't bring myself not to wear it....I am such a geek). I would hear the mile splits when they happened but not look at the times.
At 7 pm it is still warm - about 85 deg F and 59% humidity (not too bad on humidity). With the sun low in the sky it was not too hard to run in. So I took off on my 3 mile route - nice and easy. When I felt myself straining I just slowed it down. I did challenge myself by not stopping for walking breaks - just a brief stop (yes I stopped the watch) to tie my shoe.
3.1 miles in 31:40. OMG! 31:40 is almost the fastest I have run that distance all year! Just a 5K race and one fast tempo run exceeded that. I wasn't trying to run fast, honest!
I think that my overall pace has simply picked up. It doesn't appear to be a fluke.
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w00t w00t!
It's a great feeling when "all of a sudden" you're stronger, faster, better!
Of course, this is because of all of your effort and hard work.
You should be proud! Simply AWESOME!
WOW! You go girl!
Dang, way to go!!
I think I read somewhere that every 6 weeks, your cardio system improves. Obviously, with all of the training you've been doing, your heart, lungs, etc..., are getting stronger and stronger.
Keep up the good work!
Totally agree - this is a result of all the hard work you've put in Chris I am incredibly impressed! Listened to your podcast yesterday while out for a long one - it was great, I really enjoyed it. Thank your daughter for her facts as well - the ants that make honey? I never knew that..
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