Today I had an early conference call so I didn't get to go out until this evening. As I was out I realized I should change my route a little bit so I could do the mostly unlit part while there was still some daylight. I also used the fact that there was more traffic around as a reason to run a little more - crossing intersections etc... Time wise this was the most I've ever run and I feel pretty good. It's exciting to be able to see that I'm going faster or at least longer for the time I spend running. I kept wanting to go faster when I was walking but I could never seem to get over the 15:30 hump, at least not consistently. Before you start thinking... ok wait, you've been "running" for 4 days this doesn't make you a runner. Yes, I realize that, trust me. I also know that if I start small that my desire and ability will grow. I never thought I'd be regularly walking 3+ miles a day but I am. Anyway, my point is that I'm starting small...
Most of my running today was early on in the workout, but there was one longer part about 2.25 miles in when Tucker (who I regularly call 'Little Guy' because he's so much shorter than Briscoe) turned and looked at me and I swear he said. "WTF? Next time take the tall one!" :)
Seriously - I'm clearly in the 'jog' zone. How awesome is that? I went back and compared the data from the 3 workouts this week and each day I spend more time in the higher number zones than the day before. Apparently you can even be in awe of yourself. Sorry to brag... now we'll return to our regularly scheduled programming.
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