Longest Long Run Yet
I pulled off a 5 mile run today and it felt great!
Actually, I think I’m gonna stick with a 5 mile long run for a few weeks while I work on other aspects of my fitness plan. While I did get in 5 miles, it could have been better and faster, but I think for the first time running so far in years, it was good.
The 13:53 pace is the slowest I’ve gone while training this time around, but I still feel good about it. I had a restless night and didn’t feel my best starting out so I took things a bit easy. I still find it interesting though that my heart rate seems to spike when I start out – perhaps I need to warm up more to make things less dramatic when I start.
Even though I went 2 miles further than yesterday, my heart rate was only a few beats per minute higher. I figure that’s decent and it’ll come down a bit as I get in better shape.
To that end, I once again failed to reach my goal of running 3 days this past week. I got 2 days in though and feel pretty good about that but I need to refocus to build up my fitness. I think if I plan things out this week, perhaps I’ll be able to make it happen this week so here’s what I’m looking forward to doing this week.
- Monday: general fitness – 10 Push ups, 10 Sit ups, 10 Squats, 10 Jumping Jacks
- Tuesday: general fitness – 10 Push ups, 10 Sit ups, 10 Squats, 10 Jumping Jacks
- Wednesday: running – Run 1 mile
- Thursday: general fitness – 10 Push ups, 10 Sit ups, 10 Squats, 10 Jumping Jacks
- Friday: general fitness – 10 Push ups, 10 Sit ups, 10 Squats, 10 Jumping Jacks
- Saturday: running – Run 3 miles
- Sunday: running – long run – Run 5 miles
By setting a schedule, I’m hopping I’ll focus and keep my discipline to get my 3 days of running in and improve my overall fitness.