Day 3

This morning I mapped out a 5k route from my apartment and decided to try it out.  Joe joined me and ran most of the course and met up with me about 2 miles in.  The good thing about the route is that I know exactly where the first mile ends.  So while doing my training, I checked my watch at the mile mark and I had completed it in 17:20 minutes.

The running 1 minute intervals were still difficult today.  The first few segments I did alright, but in the 7th interval, I stopped running 30 seconds in and in the 8th interval, I was doing well but had to slow because I was at a street crossing.  So I would say that overall I ran about 7 minutes of my 57 minute 5K.  Not bad.  It's a start!

So my goal is to be able to do the 5K in October in 45 minutes.  I think a 15 mile is feasible for my fitness level and body type.  Ideally, I would like to make 5K's a habit and perhaps continue to train and improve upon that throughout the next year.  :0)

Meanwhile, Julia, Ellie, and I have had an addition to our little group.  Christine, another GM alum, will be driving in from Connecticut to join us for the race!  I'm excited to have more support.  We are trying to think of matching outfits and/or costumes because it is a race people tend to dress up for because of its closeness to Halloween.  If anything, we are going to get matching shirts because we are cute and cool.

My sticker today on my chart is a gold medal for completing my first 5k.  Woo!