Another great run on the treadmill down, and another step closer to my goal of running my first marathon!
Today I am home with my 15 month old son Noah. He finally laid down for his afternoon nap so I sat down on the computer. Only to suddenly become possessed with the running spirit.
I put on my shorts and shoes and hit the treadmill considering I can't quite leave the little guy alone at home. I always run with a 3% incline on the treadmill. I think that it will help me adjust to outdoor running more quickly when spring rolls around. I planned on running a minimum of 6.25 miles to maintain my new current distance. But when I got there I still had a little "umph" left so I powered on and ended up running 7.1 miles today.
I am very happy with my progress as of now. I am nearly back to where I was over the summer (8 miles). Before I slacked off for 4 months and fell out of shape. But the part that I am happiest with is that not only am I going further each run. I am maintaining my average speed. Actually I am going faster almost every time! As of right now my potential seems to be only limited by time. I know I will hit a wall later on in my training but I am glad I don't feel anywhere close to it right now.
So, here's the stats:
Today's Run: 7.1 Miles
Time : 58:45
Total miles run this year: 35.25
I have 267 days to go and I am starting to realize how hard this will be, but up for the challenge!
Today I am home with my 15 month old son Noah. He finally laid down for his afternoon nap so I sat down on the computer. Only to suddenly become possessed with the running spirit.
I put on my shorts and shoes and hit the treadmill considering I can't quite leave the little guy alone at home. I always run with a 3% incline on the treadmill. I think that it will help me adjust to outdoor running more quickly when spring rolls around. I planned on running a minimum of 6.25 miles to maintain my new current distance. But when I got there I still had a little "umph" left so I powered on and ended up running 7.1 miles today.
I am very happy with my progress as of now. I am nearly back to where I was over the summer (8 miles). Before I slacked off for 4 months and fell out of shape. But the part that I am happiest with is that not only am I going further each run. I am maintaining my average speed. Actually I am going faster almost every time! As of right now my potential seems to be only limited by time. I know I will hit a wall later on in my training but I am glad I don't feel anywhere close to it right now.
So, here's the stats:
Today's Run: 7.1 Miles
Time : 58:45
Total miles run this year: 35.25
I have 267 days to go and I am starting to realize how hard this will be, but up for the challenge!
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