Last week, my boss, who's an avid runner and has been doing races for years (mostly marathons, but still) was talking to me about taper and the decision was made that I should follow the training calendar for the week prior to the race so that I would taper properly.
Todays calendar said 2 mile run/ 3 min walk/ 1 mile run, well, that equals 3.1 and that is a 5k! I know my shins well enough to know that I couldn't do the 3minute walk part and that I'd have to run straight through. Last night Jettie and I walked a course that was mapped out at 4 miles so I knew what I had to do today.
I was glad the weather was cooler than yesterday so I got geared up and hit the pavement. For some reason, probably just God on my side and two days since my last bootcamp, my run was fairly easy as far as runs go. I did feel like I was going slowly but I couldn't go faster if I wanted to, my body was almost like "Hey, this is my pace and it's the pace I can do well with out being in pain or having to quit"......so, I listened and did the slower pace.
My Ipod trainer kept telling me 1k completed 2k completed, etc. and then as I neared the end it started counting down in meters. 400 meters to go, it cheered me on! 300 meteres, 200 meters, 100 meters.......and then CONGRATULATIONS, YOU JUST FINISEED 5Kilometers, YOUR LONGEST LOGGED WORKOUT TO DATE! (It was Lance Armonstrong on the recording so I pretended like he was really congratulating me :)).
I did the 3.1 miles in 34 minutes. I would love to do a 5K in 30 minutes, but hey, I'll take this!
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