First, today I hit another milestone. I ran 8 miles this morning. After runs on the treadmill Tues & Thurs I was itching to get outside. Even though it was only 28 degrees out I made arrangements for my mom to watch the girls and hit the road. We also had a snow/ice storm that made the roads a little more difficult to navigate, but I was determined. Since I was at my mom's it was new territory, and I enjoyed the change of scenery. The first mile is always my toughest. I guess because my body is warming up. After mile 2-3 I was feeling great. I also ran a loop around my college which has a killer hill. I had to walk for a few seconds, but I started running again and was very happy with my end time. I also started using GU Chomps, and I think they help.
New understandings. I have previously told people that I hate the treadmill. With a passion. I hated it because I seemed so slow. And when I tried to push up the speed I would feel like I am dying. Well this week I did my weekday runs on the treadmill. Mainly because it was so cold out and I was feeling a little under the weather already. Well during the runs it suddenly came to me why exactly I hate the treadmill. I causes me to be consistent. When I am runing outside my pace is not constant. It's something that I am working on, but it's much easier to slow down without knowing it when I am outside. But on the treadmill I have to manually push a button to make myself go slower.
So that gets me to new plans. While the weather is cold I am going to be running on the treadmill during the week, focusing on my pace & consistency. I believe with this work I will be able to run longer distances and keep a steady pace.
Another new plan that I am very excited about, I registered for the Iron Girl Half Marathon on April 29! This is part of a special program, when I complete this one and the half marathon at FRF, on May 6th. I am awarded the special "titanium girl" medal! Pretty excited about that!
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