After almost two weeks off, this morning I ran my new route around my neighborhood. I was pretty sure if I had a knife, I could have cut the humidity with it (it was over 90 percent), which made the run quite challenging.
When I run, I get very sweaty. On top of that, I breathe pretty heavily too. I kept thinking about those two things since I finally signed up for a 5k; can't wait for everyone to see and hear scary-looking me!
But really I am much more concerned about how I will do in the race, the Regent Run Around the Square, which is now less than two weeks away (yes, I finally signed up for a 5k!). I know I am not as prepared as I need to be. I really should be running twice a week, and today marked 13 days since my last run. I could "train" like this at 34, but at 38, I am not so sure.
After a few months of running during the school year, I decided I wanted to run a 5k in the spring, and my goal time was under 30 minutes. But since I have not been running as I had been, I think I am going to have to shoot for a more realistic 32 minutes. (Today, I finished my just over 2.6-mile run in 28 minutes exactly.) And that bums me out. I know it is just a number, and the way I felt today, my goal should probably be to finish the race without walking, but I have to aim higher.
For the record, when I ran the Run Around the Square in 2002, I finished in 28:14, and that was when I was in great shape. Yeah, I might just have to hope for 35 minutes...
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You finished running on a freakishly humid day!!! As the weather improves, your runs will improve too.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your blog. I started an active lifestyle when I turned 40. After some training, I was able to run a 10 minute mile. Life changed and I fell off the wagon. I'm trying to get back on. I would be happy to run at 5 mph for longer than 90 seconds at a time. I know (hope) that will come with continued practice.
Faith you are doing great! I have tried and tried to become a jogger. My goal initially was to run 3 miles...months later, the most I can run at once is a half-mile! I swear, I am not in horrible shape, but I just cannot run, no matter how I try training with intervals (a la Couch to 5K) and such. I think I don't have the gene or something. It's really frustrating.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments, B and Chris!
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