I don’t like running without a Garmin. I’m so bound by pace, HR, distance, etc. I mean, how do I know how far I’m running when I’m out to put in certain miles?
Oh well.
I know some distances and do have TrailGuru on my iPhone. Its just sooo inconvenient!
I know where my 3.1 mile half way target is so I ran to that. But I decided to put in about an 85% effort on my uphill mile run. It was the first mile of the run and I pushed it a little.
8:04 min mile.
Good that I can do a mile in 8:04 without having exercised in 9 months or so, but bad that I did it considering I had 2.1 miles to go. The remaining 1.05 miles up past Glendale College was a pure struggle.
Coming down felt good.
I think I gagged like a million times and nearly threw up… but if you remember my “how to spit” post about 3 years ago, I can safely say… I can spit pretty damn good now!
I told Donna I’d be out for 30 minutes then we’d go to CheeseCake Factory for dinner.
I was at 25:00 and still had about maybe 3/4 a mile to go. I wasn’t going to make it in 30.
I ran through my finish, into the house, and into the shower.
It felt GREAT to be back on the street, pounding the pavement.
A couple of blisters and it reminds me of the good old TriTraining days!
So… first 5K in the books @ an embarrassing 31:55.
Goal: a consistent 22:00 5K! yeah - 22:00. You heard me. I’m aiming, baby!
It’s part of my “90 Days” commitment! Read about it here: “(“90 Days”)