Well, for the first time in 3 weeks I ran. It was not pretty! I started out great...I was trudging along, trying not to over exert myself since it had been some time since my last run (which wasn't exactly at full speed). I decided to check my time at 1.5 miles and that was a bad idea! At 1.5 miles I was at 14:32, which was fantastic. I was on target for a 29:04 3 mile run! That would be awesome for my first time back out. But, I knew once I saw the time and began calculating what that meant for my finishing time that I would begin to calculate how much slower I could go and still finish in 30 minutes. I got to 2 miles in 19:34 (I was already slowing down) and before I knew it I was telling my self, "Just a half a mile more, just a half a mile more..." It was terrible, and by 2.75 miles I decided I could walk faster than I was running so...I did. I was so mad at myself! I only had a quarter of a mile left and I walked. I was so tired, I almost just stopped my time there. However, I decided I was going to do 3 miles today, so I mustered up the last of my energy and started running again. That was a bad idea! I had already began to tighten up since (In April body language) I started walking so I was done. I told myself just a little bit further April...and I finished my 3 mile run in 31:19. Certainly not a bad time, but from the pace I had at mile 1.5 and at mile 2 I should have finished around 29 minutes. No big deal though. I will do better next time. :)
Remember to not overdo your workout. If it has been some time since your last workout ease into the workouts at your pace and build on that. I pushed too hard today. I really should have ran 2 miles today, then 2.5 to 3 miles the next time run. I will have to keep this in mind the next time I do run because I have a bad habit of just going for it all! Here's to the next workout! Until then...
April :)
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