Pity Party Over
The pity party is over. I signed up for the 40 miler. Time to start carving out more running time. I have a little less than 5 months to get my act together and run 40 miles. So I ran four miles yesterday. It started out terrible, my knees and ankles felt wonky and foreign but then I reminded myself, that the first mile almost always sucks. I also made a conscious effort to run by feel, whatever felt good even if it was a snails pace up the giant 1/3 of a mile hill. Shout out to the older gentleman on the bike coming down that hill who flashed me a smile and some words of encouragement – thanks for not making me feel pathetic about “running” at a 14:00 minute pace. Overall I finished the run at a 12:30 pace and while I ran the same course 2 weeks ago at 11:08 pace, I felt much better this time around. I have decided that this route will be my means of comparison to see how I am doing with my training and if I am improving. Here’s a snapshot from my Fitbit Surge:
So loyal readers, aka my husband, there will be a lot more posts about running. #sorrynotsorry
Happy Hump Day
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