Just when I thought this week's runs couldn't possibly beat last week...
...I shaved 1:38 off last week's 3 mile time for a new personal record!!!
To say that I am SUPER excited is an understatement. 3 miles in 34:55!!! That's including almost 5 minutes of walking -- a 30 sec walk break every 0.3 miles! I aomost can't believe it... I mean, I'm the girl who's supposed to be fat and lazy and unathletic. I'm supposed to be doing like a 13 minute mile or something......right?
But here I am with my running pace usually around 10:30!! HUGE improvement from 6 months ago when I couldn't even go like 10 minutes with a treadmill on speed five. WOW. I am so soooo thankful!!!
Getting the Garmin last week was a TOTAL gamechanger. Maybe I'll get into that more later. But knowing exactly HOW fast, and HOW far, makes more of a difference than I would have ever dreamed. It's HUGE. Guys, you will all thank me if you run out and get a GPS running watch ASAP. ;) (You can try a smartphone app though too- they have some super ones for this if you don't mind carrying your phone!)
As you can see, the 18-minute-mile walk breaks messed up my average pace on the Garmin pretty well. :p But I am pretttttty sure I would have been about crawling without them. :)
The first mile I felt like I could run easily, almost effortlessly! (I think the weekend's rest days really helped!) The last mile?? ...not so much. :) But when I pushed it out those last few minutes and stopped my watch to see 34 on the screen?! SO WORTH IT!!!
So YEAH. I'm pretty stoked!! I can't believe I'm doing this!!! Could I possibly be on my way to becoming a runner???!!!
You are neither fat, lazy, nor unathletic! Great achievement and glad to hear that you're pleased with yourself. Keep up the awesome and inspiring work!
ReplyDeleteAw Bonnee you're too nice! :) Thank-you!
DeleteWow Sharon!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is soooo great!!! (waay better than any of my times);-)
You are definitely a runner! (at least in my book!!)
Tell your mum and sisters (I dont think your sisters will remember me but tell them anyway) that I said Hi!
DSFA!!! (Don't Stop For Anything)
Rachel B
Thanks Rachel!! You're so encouraging! :) My mom and sisters say hello back!! :) Tell your family hi from us!! :D
DeleteLove the acronym! :D
Sweeet!!!!!!!!! Yeah, so totally happy for you! Keep it up! Sure, running is mostly a mind game, if you can keep inputting enough positive energy from great runs, they just keep going up, or down in time I guess!)))
ReplyDeleteAs is proven by the fact that I've been getting PR after PR for like a week! woohooo! :)
DeleteCongratssssssss!
ReplyDeletethank-you!! :)
DeleteYay! Congrats on a great achievement! Keep it up!!
ReplyDeletethanks so much Michaila!! :)
ReplyDeleteGood job!!
ReplyDeleteI have been contemplating a Garmin for awhile now. Maybe it's time for me to dive in.
Thank-you Shae! Yes the difference in my running since I got the Garmin has been INCREDIBLE!!! :)
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