Y'all, I am so excited to tell you that I broke an 8 minute mile today!!!! I ran/walked 3 miles, sprinted a mile, and then ran/walked another mile. It was such a great day outside today. Spring is definitely here, and I love running with my GYRO friends.
After I run these next two half-marathons I would really like to work on speed. I've never done anything with speed... even now I'm just getting out there and running a fast mile. I'd really love to be able to hit up the track for some serious workouts. I have my eye on a 5K in June, and I'd love to train for a fast speed. So excited to see some progress! :)
Miles: 1(+4) = 5
Time: 7 minutes, 53 seconds
Miles this Week: 16.5
Miles this Month: 16.5
Showing posts with label speed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label speed. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
The Need for Speed
Well it looks like Mathis and I will be running the half at Blue Ridge instead of the full marathon. I was pretty bummed about it at first, but I've got plenty of time in my life to run more marathons.
I spent the weekend thinking about how I could continue to challenge myself even if I don't run another full marathon this year. Enter SPEEDY Nicki! :) These next few months (and possibly rest of the year) are going to be spent becoming a faster runner. I'm know this will be a great challenge for me. I've learned I can run the distance, but now I'll focus on running the distance better.
I'm going to be following a plan from Runner's World that aims to have you run a half-marathon in 2 hours. The Shamrock Half-Marathon is relatively flat, and I figure I have a MUCH better shot of running a 2 hour half there than at Blue Ridge. So now my sights are set more on Shamrock. I still have NO idea if I can run a half-marathon at a 9:09 pace, but I figure I'll give it my best shot! And I may have another challenge up my sleeve for the next few months in addition to focusing on speed. :)
Today's run was 5 miles at a 10:30 pace. Easy enough, right? WRONG! It was REALLY tough for me. I may need to break out the music again to keep me motivated. Doesn't help that I have to run boring loops in my neighborhood just to try and find something relatively flat. I had to stop half-way through to take off my jacket and get some water, but other than that I did it. It felt really tough at certain points, and I wanted to give up. I just kept pushing myself and in the end I came in a little under the time! Afterwards I felt REALLY good, and I was so proud of myself. This is the feeling I run for. I really don't know if I'll be able to stick to the training plan, but I'm going to give it everything I have. I'm excited for the push even though I know it will be a lot of work.
Miles: 5
Time: 52 minutes, 15 seconds
Miles this Week: 5
Miles this Month: 50
I spent the weekend thinking about how I could continue to challenge myself even if I don't run another full marathon this year. Enter SPEEDY Nicki! :) These next few months (and possibly rest of the year) are going to be spent becoming a faster runner. I'm know this will be a great challenge for me. I've learned I can run the distance, but now I'll focus on running the distance better.
I'm going to be following a plan from Runner's World that aims to have you run a half-marathon in 2 hours. The Shamrock Half-Marathon is relatively flat, and I figure I have a MUCH better shot of running a 2 hour half there than at Blue Ridge. So now my sights are set more on Shamrock. I still have NO idea if I can run a half-marathon at a 9:09 pace, but I figure I'll give it my best shot! And I may have another challenge up my sleeve for the next few months in addition to focusing on speed. :)
Today's run was 5 miles at a 10:30 pace. Easy enough, right? WRONG! It was REALLY tough for me. I may need to break out the music again to keep me motivated. Doesn't help that I have to run boring loops in my neighborhood just to try and find something relatively flat. I had to stop half-way through to take off my jacket and get some water, but other than that I did it. It felt really tough at certain points, and I wanted to give up. I just kept pushing myself and in the end I came in a little under the time! Afterwards I felt REALLY good, and I was so proud of myself. This is the feeling I run for. I really don't know if I'll be able to stick to the training plan, but I'm going to give it everything I have. I'm excited for the push even though I know it will be a lot of work.
Miles: 5
Time: 52 minutes, 15 seconds
Miles this Week: 5
Miles this Month: 50
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