I ran the longest distance that I’ve ran since…May.
{insert shifty eyes and an embarassed look}
I know, I know, I’m ashamed too.
But! I ran 5 miles today. On a treadmill no less.
Don’t even get me started on my hatred of the treadmill and the gawd awful winters in Connecticut that have thus far kept me from running outside (I need mittens. And a headband). When I finally stopped reading and got out of bed and had my oatmeal and banana breakfast, I decided that I was not in fact going to run when it was only 19 degrees outside. Brrrrrr.
But today I ran – even if it was only on a treadmill – and i was determined to keep a sub 12:00 pace. 12:00 has been the average pace of my marathons (well…ish). By the way, apparently the gym is not necessarily the place to be on a sunday afternoon.
Splits:
mile 1: 11:39
mile 2: 11:31
mile 3: 11:28
mile 4: 11:21
mile 5: 10:31
time: 56:30
total workout: 60 minutes. 5.17 avg pace: 11:32
All in all, I feel pretty good about everything. My legs a little tight, but I made it a point to use my last 3 minutes walking to stretch out my legs a little bit. I feel really good about everything else and know that I should be good to run a 5 mile race in two weeks. I just need to get some gloves and a headband before then. Cause baby? It’s cold outside.
