Today I didn't even feel like running. But i got my butt out there and I am now glad I did!
I was feeling this run more than normal but when I heard my lap times over my music I knew why. I was on course to run my best run today, and in most ways I did. Even if it was only by a couple seconds.
Today I set a new personal best for 1 mile, 1 km, And 10K. This run was something for me to be proud of. Though I didn't up my distance any, I still feel I did pretty good. I will probably up my distance to 8 miles sometime next weekend. I tested out a course on my bike the other day and I think that will be the way I go.
I have also made some observations about my body when it comes to running. The first mile or two are always the hardest for me. And the third mile seems to wear me down. But if I can just get past those marks somewhere around mile 5 I just hit a stride and can keep going much longer. My biggest hurdle is probably going to be my constant need to compete with my past time. While this is good for improving my times, it doesn't help my distance training much if I am always burning myself out early in the run. I think I need more mental tempering before I can even hope to compete in a marathon! But luckily I still have about a year before that is an issue.
Here is the readout from my run, the little trophies next to the times if you click "Best distances" mean it was a new personal best for me.
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