“A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive.” - Walt Disney

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Long Time No Run!

It's really only been since Friday, but it's amazing how long three days without running can feel!  I just could not get in the groove to run this weekend - even the scheduled "just two miles" seemed too far - not a good sign that there might be a much-hoped-for end to my current funk.  But, moving on...   The only good thing about skipping a workout?  It results in some serious guilt for the next week, ensuring that subsequent runs actually happen!  So, four miles tonight - my longest run so far with the new interval, and I felt it.  Four miles on the treadmill isn't fun anyways, but that last mile was really rough - and I seriously slowed down.  But I toughed it out and got them done - now I'm just looking forward to building my endurance to the point where the new 5:4 interval feels as good as the old 1:1 used to!

As an upside to a rather depressing post, I registered for the 2011 Wine & Dine Half Marathon yesterday!!!  Wuhoo!!!  We're giving Disney another chance by running this one again, and are very excited to hear about the positive changes they're making that should improve the logistics of the race!

Today's stats:
  • 10 minute warm-up walk
  • 4 mi; 0:54:26 min; 13:36 min/mi avg.
  • 30 min resistance band strength training

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