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Friday, March 19, 2010
Breaking the Barrier
No, not the sound barrier! I'm not that fast! But I finally made it up to 6 mph on my runs. OK, it was only a 3.25 mile run, but hey, I've got to start somewhere! I've been hovering around 6 for a while, 5.7, 5.8, 5.95 and just couldn't get past it. Today I really pushed myself, thought I was going to die, and almost passed out when I saw 31:45 on my iPod stopwatch. That's a whole minute faster than I did on Wednesday. Whoo hooo for me! I have to set these little goals for myself or I would give up all together. I'm disappointed that my physical therapist cut me down to 3 miles while I work on strengthening my knee, so I figured I'd work on the speed. My ultimate goal is still to do 5 miles in 50 minues. If I would have started ten years ago, maybe I'd be there by now!
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Bravo!! Keep it up. You are doing so great with your running. I love how you set goals and keep working at them.
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That's great! I don't have any running goals--I just run when I have to for psychological health. That means that if I'm not stressed or upset or sad, no running gets done at all. Methinks your way is better. :)
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