I went into it thinking I probably wouldn't have a whole lot of energy. I had been out running errands from 10-4, and some of that time was spent in the mall. I had my not so comfy shoes on and the mall in general just sucks energy out of me. But somehow I managed to have alot of energy, maybe because I had a good lunch? Who knows...
The track on the Army base was my run of choice today. 1 loop is 1.75 miles.
I ran the entire loop without stopping once.
That's... not bad, considering I normally take a brief walk break around 1-1.25 miles. Then I ran the loop again with only 2 walk breaks. And during the run I tried to sprint as much as possible. Downside is I left my watch at home so I have no idea how I did time wise. Still, it's a sign of my endurance increasing which is very good.
I've come quite a ways in 3 months. A complete non runner, who only ran in gym classes in high school 8 years ago, to being able to run nearly 2 miles straight. It's been a hard transition. I've learned I can't run as much as I want to, and that my rate of progression is only what my body will allow. This whole time my husband's been saying "Look, you are suddenly asking your body to do something it's never done in 26 years." And he's right, this has been a giant WTF for my body, it's not used to this and has to figure out how to do it. But I think I'm finally starting to see some results. Running outdoors has helped tremendously. There's nothing holding me back and my body is having to figure out how to deal with real terrain instead of rubber. I like running outside - not sure how I'll like it in 6 months, but the heat is something I'm sure I'll acclimate to.
Tomorrow I'm going to swim again, then its a 2 day break since I'll be starting my job. By monday I should have a routine figured out and will probably switch to early morning workouts.
Side note - some Navy guys were out there on the field today doing burpees. Not even full ones, they did a plank instead of a push up. They did a set of 10 and I could tell they were struggling... so glad I'm not the only one!
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