3 1/2 miles is a long way, too long for me apparently... I was bummed today when I couldn't finish my long run. I do, however, blame it mostly on the fact that I wore pants today (on the hottest day of the year - about 73 degrees) and I was dyin'!! I hope that was the problem, anyway. I had to push pretty hard to make it to 3 miles and decided to call it a day. It probably didn't help that I had a fair amount of wine last night, but I'm not that committed to this running thing. : )The normal me would say 3 miles is where I belong and would plan to just walk the rest of my 8k. Seriously, I would normally not have tried twice - how lame was the old me?! I'm not giving up that easily this time! Anyway, this week is really busy including an all day meeting on one of my usual days off. But, I have rearranged my workout schedule to take the crazy week into consideration. Here's hoping I can pull it off. I can't fail 2 weeks in a row, that would be discouraging. Even for the new inspired me.
Some success... This was the first week that I was willing to run a little farther than needed. I misjudged my route and rather than walking a lot longer than I had intended, I ran over a tenth of a mile more. I usually stop the second I step over my mile goal. And, even though I only went 3 miles today, I did it 2 1/2 minutes faster than the last time I did 3 miles. I wasn't trying to run faster, which makes it even cooler.
2 comments:
You're doing great! Keep it up!
Yo mama
xoxo
You make me smile. Keep it up. Maybe you need to treat yourself to a cute little running skirt to prevent the overheating? It sounds to me like you've earned it.
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