I feel GOOD! I didn't feel my usual defeat on my run today! For me, this is a huge deal. I added two more running intervals and to say I was nervous would be an understatement. Up to now, every day I've trained has been tainted by a intense feeling of failure. This almost always resulted in my stopping my run for just a bit until I could pick it up again. As I looked back, I reasoned with myself that I was perhaps focusing too much on my speed. I always ended up drained before the run was finished and always needed a break. This time, I decided I would pace myself better. Instead of giving my all right from the beginning, I would run at the pace I usually ended with. The first two intervals went pretty normal. The next two I still had some energy. Two more of the same. By the last two running intervals I realized I had done it. I had not stopped during my running intervals once and I never felt the debilitating sense of failure that has plagued my every run. Was I tired? Sure, but I finished. Now for the hard part...When I arrived home and looked at my stats, they weren't nearly as fast as they had been. I have to wonder, for me, is the speed more important or finishing? I'm not sure yet. I will say this though, from everything I've read about distance running it is not so much speed as endurance. As much as I would love to increase my speed each time, my goal right now is to finish.
Stat's for today:
| Distance 1.61 Mi. | Duration 25:00 | Avg. Pace 15:32 | Avg Speed 3.86 mph |
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| 5:00 (warmup) | 15:57 | 2 |
| 1:00 (fast) | 13:55 | 1 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 14:56 | -1 |
| 1:00 (fast) | 12:57 | 0 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 15:55 | -1 |
| 1:00 (fast) | 12:25 | 0 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 16:09 | -1 |
| 1:00 (fast) | 14:11 | -1 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 15:10 | 0 |
| 1:00 (fast) | 13:28 | 2 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 14:49 | -0 |
| 1:00 (fast) | 14:40 | 1 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 16:10 | 0 |
| 1:00 (fast) | 15:03 | 0 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 17:31 | 0 |
| 1:00 (fast) | 13:59 | -0 |
| 5:00 (cooldown) | 18:16 | -2 |
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