So this past Saturday I woke up for my usual morning run with my friend Tami. We both planned on doing the 6 mile loop, so I was a little excited but more tired than anything. I wake up at about 5:45 a.m. to try and get to her house by 6:30 a.m. and I promised her that I would try my hardest to get up and go. Little did I know how cold it was going to be and I still needed to take my dogs outside to go potty (apartment living). Anyway, I got to her house at a respectable time and started my run at 6:45 a.m. As you can see my splits below, I was really impressed I kept my pace at a good tempo with mile 3, 4 and 5. I even sped it up at mile 5, which was pretty impressive considering I felt like I was not going that pace whatsoever. I literally lagged the last 2 1/2 miles and I stopped quite a few times, so when I saw this, I was really happy.
Now is where I write to you about my slight anxiety about this half marathon, but after this weekend, I feel that I am slowly getting better and building endurance. I take two days out of the week to run 2 1/2 to 3 miles and stay at a constant motion, which is something I rarely do. Last Thursday I was really excited to see that I had a constant motion when I ran 3.19 miles. That was probably the first time ever that I ran straight without stopping and a lot of factors have been playing a big part in my routine. I stopped running with music, I've basically feel each run and focus on listening to my body and I carry a hand held water bottle. Since I'm not much of a water drinker, I just fill it half way, but surprising it feels like I'm not even holding anything. Those are two major changes that have improved my run. Regardless, I am taking it one day at a time and I'm not going to start freaking out until the beginning of February. As of today, I'm stickin' to the plan.
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