Waking Ideas

Since starting, I've only gone out running twice. So I'm 4 days behind schedule, but I think I'm doing well.  I went and skimboarded over the weekend for 30 minutes and was completely beat up from falling on the sand so I counted that as a workout but there wasn't any mileage.

I did 3.4 miles the first run, and last night at 30 minutes before midnight, I ran 2 miles.  Last night was strange because I wasn't exactly planning on going running. My day had just slipped away and there was no time to get out there. Then I just knew that I had to go run that night or else I'd never really get into the habit of running and this was the breaking point.So I started out thinking, ok just go slow. Just go slow. Relax and just focus on going slow.No. Way.  4 minutes into it I was up to a nice steady pace and kept my focus on that pace the whole time. I probably slowed for the hill but that's normal.  All in all ~14 minutes for ~2 miles is pretty darn good for a midnight run.  I'm going to estimate that it was ~ a 7.5m pace, which puts me at 23 minute 5k if I can keep that pace for another mile.  I'm going to put in some distance this week and work in a speed workout and a hills workout.  I'm setting the short term goal of running at least 25 miles in next week, which translates into 6 miles in the next 5 days.  I hope to put in two 5 mile runs, and one 10 mile run, plus then a 5 mile speed workout (total mileage, not all at once), plus a ~1.5 mile hill workout.

Next week is going to be a 1mile time trial where I'm going to push myself and try an run as fast as I can. I'll probably go down to the high school and run it there on tuesday.  Then go for a nice 5 mile cool down run to the beach and walk back. Wednesday would be 5 miles speed, Thursday 6 miles just at a comfortable pace, Friday would be me going to the beach and skimboarding, and saturday would be another 10 mile run at a nice pace.