11-25-13 I run because I feel better when I do


Time is starting to really fly. I am going to run and finish my first marathon on December 7th.

So my run today was pretty awesome if I do say so myself (which I just did). I did a relaxed 14 minute mile to start out with, then pushed up to 4.5 mph (13:20 mile), and increased it by .1 mph every .1 miles. So by the time I got to 1 mile, I was at 5.5 mph (10:55 mile). Then I transitioned to intervals doing a change every minute for the last mile (4.5 mph to 5.5 mph). By the time I got to the end I pumped it up to a 6 mph (10:00 mile). So I pushed it really hard for my last two miles. I did this all at the gym, and finished 39:20. Which is god overall. Thursday my goal is to finish the 5k in under 40 minutes. Now I believe I can do it without a problem. My run was a lot of fun, and used a lot of energy.

Today I played racquetball earlier and had enough energy to run this afternoon. I changed from my regular shoes (Altra Instinct that are officially dead) to a pair of my running shoes (black Altra Torin's). I walked in great comfort all day. I will be wearing them on Mondays and Wednesdays from now on, and running in them for the rest of this week and next week (since I will be retiring them before the big race)

Well time to eat and do homework.

Thanks for reading,
Riley

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