Thursday, July 14, 2011

To Dash or not to Dash?

Carly Brown posted on FB that she is registered to run in the Warrior Dash on October 1st. Since Mike Macfarlane is already registered, I'm thinking of doing it. I can run 2 miles pretty easily at this point. Hopefully over the next month or so, that 3rd mile will become easier.

I am scheduled to finish couch to 5k tomorrow. Would normally run tonight, but Rachel and I will be going to the Kennedy Center to see Wicked, so I won't get a chance to run today. The weather is absolutely beautiful today, so I hope the weather is the same tomorrow night when it's time for my run. I tend to run better it the cooler weather.

I'm up in the air about what to do once I finish couch to 5k. Someone on one of the message boards suggesting starting Couch to 5K again at week 6, and to run for distance instead of time. Maybe I'll do that and see if my endurance gets better. Right now I can do 2 miles pretty easily and still feel strong. The last 3/4 of a mile have been killer for me. I'm hoping that by repeating the final 4 weeks again, it will become easier and easier. If I can do 4 miles relatively easy, I think that will be the equivalent of doing the WD.