I ran 5 miles today. First time! It took me 58.5 minutes which is just under a 12 minute mile. I am learning about 50% of running is mental, 25% cardio, 15% leg strength and 10% dealing with injuries.
So anyway, I'm working on mental. Before I start I told myself, I am in it for the long haul, I need to relax while I run. Run like I am taking a stroll. I feel it worked, I ran 8 sets of 5 run/ 1 minute walk and it wasn't until the last half mile which is all uphill that I could not do my set of 5/1.
On a side note, last week I bought a wicking shirt to keep from getting over heated. Last week I had a terrible week. I think it was because of the heat. So now I have two challenges: hills and heat.
Wednesday I want to work on speed. I read that if I want to run an 8 minute mile then I should run the first mile as 8 minutes then take it easy for the rest. Keep doing that until you can build on it. I want to be down to a 9 minute mile. 8 minute would be awesome but I think I would be pushing to hard and I would give up.
5 miles in 58.5 minutes
11.7 minute mile
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