2 miles = 30 minutes!!

Wow! I met one of my running goals this morning!  I ran 2 miles in 30 minutes!  This past Tuesday I was able to run one mile in 15 minutes and the other 15 minutes I ran just short of a mile.  I am happy I was able to push through and make that second mile in 15 minutes today!!! Now I will try to make 2 miles in 30 minutes for the next week or so then on to adding more distance to my 30 minute runs!! Maybe by the end of the winter I will be running 3 miles in 30 minutes!! A 10 minute mile, wouldn't that be something!!

15 minute mile!

Today I met one of my goals and was able to run a 15 minute mile!  Go me!!  All together I ran 1.88 miles in 30 minutes.  It felt good to finish! :-)  Now on to my goal of being able to run 2 miles in 30 minutes.

Running Uphill...

Today I ran outside and instead of taking my usual flat route I chose a route with some elevation change (read: hills!).  I managed to survive! I ran 2.5 miles but I don't know how long it took me because I forgot to mark my time when I started.  Drat!  Oh well, guess that means I will have to run that route agian next weekend so I can get an idea of my time.

Improving...

Today was one of those "tough" running days. The first part of my run I just wanted to quit but I kept up the self talk (yes, yelling at myself at times) and pushed through. I managed to run for 22 minutes at speed 4.1 for a distance of 1.5 miles. Then I finished up the remaining 8 minutes at speet 3.4 for a grand total of 1.95 miles. I was bummed though because had I noticed I was so close to two miles I would have gutted it out and ran the last .05 of a mile to complete two miles! Oh well...I am improving!!

Squeezing in a run...

I didn't have much time today to run but I did manage to squeeze in 30 minutes this morning. I ran 12 minutes at speed 4 then dropped to speed 3 for about 3 minutes and upped the hill setting. After running up a hill for a bit I jogged at speed 3 again for a bit then up to speed 4 for two minutes and finished out at speed 3. All in all a pretty good work out :-)

Getting easier....

Today I ran 5k in 41 minutes!! The main thing I noticed while I was running today is that I didn't get the feeling that I was going to die during the first 5 minutes of my run.  Up till now it has taken extreme will power to push through the first 5 to 8 minutes of my run.  Today it was, dare I say it, easy!  I think my 30 minute runs twice a week at speed 4 on the treadmill are definitely helping with my stamina!  Yay!

The Daily Grind

I can see now why people keep setting longer and longer distances as goals when they are running.  It is HARD to keep going week after week when your only goal is to finish the same thing you did last time you ran.  I am going to have to find a way to motivate myself through this school year because I can't spend the time needed to run longer distances. 

Today I ran for 30 minutes (twenty-three at speed 4 on the treadmill, six at speed three and the last minute back at speed four) for a distance of 1.87 miles.