Saturday, August 13, 2011

6 Miles

Yesterday morning I set out to run my first 6 mile run. This is the farthest I have run so far since this is the first time I am training for something longer than a 5K. When I ran 5 miles two weeks ago I struggled throughout the entire run. It was way too hot, I was dehydrated, and just miserable. After that run I was pretty nervous going into my 6 miler yesterday. I knew I wanted to run it between a 10:44-11:44 pace, which should be doable. I still was really anxious about the run though. I started off at an 11:20 pace, which felt really comfortable. My goal was to stay at a comfortable pace the entire time and not worry as much about speed. The first three miles went by quickly and comfortably, and I was really excited to turn around and head back. My pace kept increasing as I ran but I still felt comfortable so I just stuck with it. With about one mile to go, a man was smoking on the trail. It was a pretty windy day so all of the smoke was blowing in my face for over half of a mile. It was absolutely dreadful and caused me to have a lot of trouble breathing. Overall it was a great run though, and now I am really excited to tackle 7 miles next week!

5 comments :

  1. yay!!! loved reading this and so glad you had an awesome run!

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  2. Yayyy! Just take it a little at a time! Nice run!

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  3. woooo hooo! who cares about pace as long as you FEEL GOOD. that's my life motto. great job, despite the cigarette smoke. that's the worst! blah.

    xoxox

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  4. Congratulations! Great job on the run! I'm glad to hear it went well for you. You were smart to not worry about pace and just stick to what felt good.

    And I have a really hard time running by smokers too. I know trails are public places and outdoors, but I really wish there were laws against smoking in areas where a lot of people are exercising.

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