Last spring I set a goal for myself to run a 5k race in the summer. The problem was, I hadn't run in ages. Even when I was in the military, I barely run. Adding to it I had ballooned in weight since leaving the service. 70 lbs over weight, I started last February the C25k program. The program worked wonders. I lost 40 lbs and in May completed my fist 5k.
After the 5k I quit running. It became summertime and excuses were convenient to find. Fast forward to Jan 1st. I told myself I"d get back into running. For the past month I've been going to the gym and sweating out on the treadmill. This past Tuesday, was my watershed. I got on the treadmill wanting to try a slow run. A slow run is simply that, a run that you go at a slower pace in order to increase your time and distance. This Tuesday I ran for 60 minutes straight. It was such an amazing experience. People around me probably thought I was going to pass out, but I had a blast. I told myself right then that next up would be an 8k.
I looked up and found hal higdons 8k novice training schedule and starting next week will begin to follow it. But, curiosity got the best of today. I wanted to know if I could run 2 miles outside. While I'd run 3 miles and 5.5 miles on the treadmill Tuesday, running outside is completely different. So with that, I loaded up a great app I got during google's 10 cent summer deal and had a go. And here are the results Endomondo
First I love the app. It provides so much information. Its pretty amazing how much actually. Not only does it track you on google maps but also includes elevation, and embarrassingly the playlist.
Second, while my time sucks, I realize i'm still 30-40 lbs over weight, and I'm only going to get faster. It will be interesting going forward looking how my time increases over the next few weeks.
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