Happy to Run 6 Miles…
Yesterday, I managed to run 6 miles! I was planning on doing as much of the 6 miles as I could, but also giving myself permission to head back if necessary. I thought for sure my knee would act up, forcing me to cut it short. I was pleasantly surprised to make the whole distance, and feel great.
I was even more pleasantly surprised when I checked my chrono at the end to see how long the run had taken us—65 minutes! Including walk breaks! So, we did just under 11”/miles including walk breaks. Phenomenal. 11:45 at Grandma’s is going to be no sweat.
I realize that some out there (if anyone besides my boyfriend reads this) are snorting at the thought of just under 11:00”/mile. But remember, this is coming from a girl who was struggling to do 13:30”/mile not so long ago. As I’ve gotten faster, running has become more fun, and it’s felt better. I may never run a marathon at less than 10”/mile pace, but that’s fine with me. It’s about the journey, right?
Kristin Armstrong has started a blog:
http://rodale.typepad.com/mile_markers/
It’s pretty neat. Now if only Ed Viesturs would start a blog. And Aron Ralston. Then all my heroes would have blogs. And Abe, too—Abe needs to have a blog.
Random thoughts regarding the 2007 race calendar:
January—Frozen ½ with Steph
April—Crazylegs 8K in Madison (so my parents can see me run)
June—Grandma’s!
September—Iron Girl duathlon
October—TC 10 Mile
posted by Lola @ 2:45 PM
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