It has been a good training week. I actually rode my bike home from work on Wed. and back into work this a.m. Did that last week as well with no flats or other adventures.
I decided to go to the Healthplex Tues and Thurs evening rather than the Ridgeland track. 96 degrees is just too hot to run laps. The 70ish temp in the Healthplex is so much better. Last night at the Healthplex I was actually able to run 3 minutes without stopping or walking. My workout plan was 5 minute brisk walk warmup followed by [90 second jog, 90 second walk, 3 minute jog, 3 minute walk] then repeat [jog/walk] set two more times.
So three minutes is pretty close to a quarter mile for me. Three weeks ago I could not run a quarter mile without stopping. Last week I could do one set and last night I did three sets. Hey, I might actually be able to run a whole mile before the summer is over. I must admit that I have really had my doubts lately that I would ever be able to run more than a minute. Now I think I might actually be able to join my sister on a 5K run one day.
I am not sure what this will all mean for the Marathon -- how much will be run vs walked, but I'm pleased with my progress for the most part. (wish it was a little faster, but I guess that's what age does to you.) I would be tickled pink if I could get to where running three minutes then walking one or even two is comfortable for me for the Marathon. We'll see what the summer brings!
"Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb." -- Winston Churchill
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Churchill quote. Seems appropriate for our training.
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end." Winston Churchill
Love that progress! We have come a long way, BABY!!!! Still a ways to go, but we'll make it...we are marathoners!!
you really have come a LONG way! 3 minutes is VERY impressive! WOW!!!
keep up the good work.
Isn't it great to be able to actually SEE your progress? That is when it just gets a bit more enjoyable (most of the time), once you can actually see a difference, like running the entire interval. You are doing great, and I think you'll be running entire miles, and then that 5k, in no time.
Inspirational! I am working on intervals. Can go 45 sec to 1 minute, with a recovery of about 3-5 minutes. Keep up the Great work!
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