I've decided that I really need to push myself harder than I have been. I've just been slowly running, and then I stop when I get tired. Last night when we got to the drill hall, I decided that instead of going in and using the elliptical (I hate the drill hall's treadmills) I was going to run outside. There are a couple of courses on base, so I figured that I'd follow the 1.5 mile out and back...but when I got to the turn around point I wasn't even slightly tired so I decided to run to Marc's office which I guessed was basically double the run that I had planned. It went ok. I had to stop and walk sometimes, but then I would get running again as quickly as I could, even when I was still breathing heavy or had side stitches (I didn't drink enough water yesterday and I knew it going in) I made it out to Marc's office and back which turned out to be 3 miles. 3 miles isn't very far, but I'm such a beginner...I'm actually a re-beginner because I took so much time off during the summer that I need to really get conditioned. So my mini-goal is to get working on that 3 mile loop and master running it without needing to rest at all. From there I want to keep adding a mile that I can run without stopping.
One big problem with that loop is that the road isn't even slightly level. I feel like I am running at a horrible angle, and that is really putting additional stress on one side of my body, which isn't a good thing for sure. I know that roads aren't all flat and perfect, but I feel like I'm really misaligning my body, so I'm going to look for other places to run where the road has a little less tilt.
All in all, I'm excited about this and really want to keep this up. Today is an off day as I have class, but Wednesday I'll be back out there giving it my all.
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5 days ago
2 comments:
That's amazing you were able to go TWICE the distance you had planned! More power to you!! :-) I have a feeling tonight's run will be hell; I'm just tired and not really in the mood to get up out of my chair even for a trek to the fridge for M&Ms, much less to the gym for a run! I guess somedays we're on and some we're off; such is life.
Go Kate! Monica wants me to do a marathon prep with her (meaning she wants me to run a marathon the Chicago Marathon by next year). I'm sorry...WHAT?! I told her that is not my goal and I would just be setting myself up for failure being the weight I'm at right now...I'll be happy if I meet my goal of running 5K without stopping. Hell! I'll be ecstatic.
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