7-22-13 Breathing Is Good

Today I was grinning as I was running. I hit 3 big goals today. I ran 1 mile in 12:30 sec, then continued running until I hit 15 minutes of continuous running. After 5 minutes I started running again, all together I ran for around 2 miles. After I hit 1 mile of continuous running I was smiling so much I could see my reflection in the mirror in front of me. Then to add to it I went my first 5k distance. I understand a little that desire to run the last distance out of joy.

The 3 Accomplishments

Ran 1 mile non stop
Ran 15 min non stop
Logged a total of 3.2 miles in one session

I went to the Doctor today and received a Spiromentry to check for asthma. I found out that my small bronchial tubes are narrow. What that means is... um... the doctor will let me know exactly what tomorrow. But I did take some asthma medicine the nurse had me breath for 8 minutes. I really think that helped with being able to breath through running today. I only felt winded when I was in my second phase of running.

Thanks For Reading,
Riley

PS: I signed up for the Wasatch Wellness 5k on August 3rd.

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No Run Today

Today was impacted by a late night last night and no baby sitter this morning. So I didn't make it out to run. I will be doing a 4 run week next week to make up for it. So run Monday, Tuesday, Strength training Wednesday, run Thursday, and run Saturday. Thanks for reading. -Riley

More in the Tank

Today I did not want to get out and put in my time. I intended on doing my 20% workout today but ended up just doing my regularly scheduled workout. I did 5 sets of 3 minutes of running and 2 minutes of walking. I could keep my heart rate down more which was excellent, and I still finished with the same distance as the past couple of runs. As I finished my time, I realized I had it in me to go further. But I knew my 30 minutes was up and it was time to stop and go and use the restroom. I pondered having some energy left in the tank for a bit and decided it's better to have that than be completely spent on my day off where I need to get some homework done. I did experience what I used to when I ran years ago, the first mile sucked. I got to the 3/4 mile point and almost went home. My ankles hurt, my legs hurt, and I was tired. But I decided to keep going, and I'm glad I did. Today's run feels good now. It was shortly after the 3/4 mile mark that things started to feel bette

12-2-13 Mental Health Run

Today was one of those runs that I needed to de-junk my brain. The junk builds up almost always when I have a critique at school that doesn't go in the slightest bit favorable. I am frustrated with my art right now. And having a marathon this Saturday doesn't bode well for time. Next week I have 3 big assignments due... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Well onto my run recap. It was really short. I counted my cadence, which is around 160 at my long distance running speed. Apparently the ideal is 180. The ideal meaning that the body runs at that speed the best (or something like that). I figured it out by counting the strikes of my right foot over a minute. When I pushed myself to 180 I was going at the pace I did for my run last Thursday. It took the run today to get my head in order. I will be able to keep things in order upstairs a little better. Well thanks for reading, -Riley

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