Posts Tagged ‘ 5K ’

Faster, Faster…

09/26/2010

I know I’ve been talking about running a lot lately. That might be because running is always my challenge, and often, my triumph. There are runs where getting out the door is difficult and every step feels like a chore, and three miles takes forever. Today was not one of those runs. I’d been thinking about today’s run since last night and I didn’t even think about not running as I got dressed and got ready to go. The weather was cool and cloudy, I had new music loaded on my iPod and I was ready to roll. I started out fast, which usually doesn’t last long, but this run was different. Surprisingly different. When I run hard (which is still slow), I can usually maintain that pace for a half mile, sometimes three quarters of a mile, and then I have to slow down and/or walk. Today, I...

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Running Backwards: Changing Course

04/04/2010

No I wasn’t literally running backwards,  although I understand that’s good exercise. This morning, however, when I went for my run, I had a 3.2 miler planned. Considering all the walking I’ve wanted to do during my runs, I decided to try something a little different. So when I headed out this morning, I took my route backwards. I’ve resisted this before because there’s one really good-sized hill on the route and I prefer to take that downhill rather than uphill (for obvious reasons). Since I’ve been walking even bigger hills, I figured I could handle this hill this morning, even though it put the hill toward the end of my run, so I was worried about being tired when I got there. But I didn’ t get tired. In fact, I felt great going up this hill. Really strong. Sometimes on my runs, the later miles are better...

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The Key To Running Success: Persistence, Not Perfection

07/13/2009

Since I started triathlon training, I have concentrated on the run the most. And it’s paying off. Since it was the one thing I’d never done before, it was also the one thing that freaked me out and made me hesitate about even trying. I signed up anyway because I can always walk if I have to. I had to in my last race. I had to walk a lot. For the race coming up on August 1 though, I won’t have to walk. I may have to run slow, but I won’t have to walk. I can run now. Saturday, I ran a full 5k in my neighborhood. I took a new route that I’d mapped out the night before in my car (it’s also kind of my bike route). 3.1 miles. Mostly a flat run with 3 hills (or maybe I should say inclines, but decent ones)....

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