It took a while to get out the door for my 6 miler today, this is actually the only outdoor long run I have really done, something always come up and to avoid not running I get on the treadmill.
I had a hard time wit the run today nothing really hurt enough but I just wanted to walk, did know why I wanted to but in the end I didn't, I kept saying I will walk after this mile and I just never did.
I was running a lot slower than I expected to so I guess I was kind of disappointed, I read people's blog, and they are running 6-8 mins mile and all I wanted to do is just keep to an 11 min mile and I was having difficulty, I basically sulk through 3 miles and then at mile 4, I had a revelation, I am not running to win my age group, even though I will be nice but in my dreams, I am really running because I enjoy it and my push to get faster may cause me injury and take that away from me, so I decided to just run for the fun of it and not worry about speed, it is an easy run after all. So to my surprise my last mile was a10.08 min mile. :)
When I got home I still energy to burn so I did the new Itread Armed and Dangerous but instead o the treadmill, I alternate between the stepper and the Spin Bike, I then finished it off with Istretch Abs/Back and Stretch.
I have my ankle taped all day, I seem to have done something to it, will apply heat and see what happens, by the way this didn't just happen today, it has been on going for a week now.
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6-8 minute miles? You are reading the wrong blogs!!
Actually, those blogs don't really interest me so much..I can't relate to them. When they place second or third in an ultra, and feel they have an 'off day' (yawn) well, I just can't fathom it.
When is the Fall Classic, this weekend? Good luck with that, I think that is the one that is in the Strongsville Metroparks, two kind of loop course?
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