So I ran again last night by "listening to my body". Tonights run caps off week 8 of the couch to 5k program. I also ran in my new Asics running shoes.
I increased my running duration from 25 minutes to 28 minutes since I am now in week 8. Again, I felt really loose and good while running. The weather was cooler than it has been, so it was a good night to run. I finished the first mile in 11:30 minutes. I then continued to run down Dale Blvd and did a loop down by the townhouses (Trident Lane). The cool thing about running through here was that there were speed bumps. So I jumped over the speed bumps as I ran through. Kind of imagined like I was doing the fire jump at the Warrior Dash.
I finished the 2nd mile in 11:19. Slightly faster than mile 1, and a bit quicker overall than my pace last Thursday. The last hill when I came up Tango was tough, but I feel like I ran it a lot quicker than I have been. When my Nike+ app told me I was finished, I was pleasantly surprised. I felt like I had "a lot more in the tank". I'm very confident I can finish a 5K now. Want to get my distance up to 4-5 miles so I can be confident that I can finish a Warrior Dash type race.
One other thing, I have been trying to drink a lot of water thanks to Mio. I squeeze a little of the Mio into a cup of water and pour it over some ice. So far I've tried the Peach tea and Sweet tea flavors. The peach tea is really good. The Sweet tea is a little too sweet.
Mile 1 11:30
Mile 2 11:19
Total Distance: 2.48 miles
Average Pace: 11:23
Total Run Time: 28:16
