So yesterday I posted about how I wanted to kick things up and start running farther. So last night I did Week 1 Day 1 of Bridge to 10k. This called for me to run 10 minutes, walk 1 minute, run 10 minutes, walk 1 minute, run 10 minutes, walk 1 minute, run 10 minutes. I thought I would only end up running around 3.5 miles. I was pleasantly surprised that I totalled 4.15 miles, which was almost a full mile longer than any of my previous runs.
As with other runs, I felt like it got easier as I got further in. When I finished mile 1, I felt pretty good. It was fairly easy. By the time I got to mile 2, I was gassed, and didn't think I would be able to do 2 more 10 minute intervals. But once I did my 1 minute walk break, the next two intervals went pretty easy. When I finished my 4th interval, I felt like I could have kept going and like I could have finished at least another mile maybe a full 10k. Very encouraging. The plan is to continue with the Bridge to 10k until my 5K next month. I should be up to about week 4 or 5 by then, so Im hoping a 5k will seem easy once I am running 4+ miles on a regular basis. At least I hope so.
One other thing I have been doing differently is listening to Howard Stern/Opie & Anthony instead of music. It seems to take my mind off of running and makes it a bit easier.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Distance Run: 4.15
1st Mile: 10:42
2nd Mile: 11:35
3rd Mile: 10:51
4th Mile: 11:10
Calories Burned: 430
Total Time: 45:40
Total Time: 19:45
Calories Burned: 212
