training plan<\/a> (having one is essential, by the way—there is something very satisfying about crossing off each day), and aside from a few scheduling difficulties (five women, 14 kids—it's tough), it was great.<\/p>\nThursday was our day to run two miles at race pace. I knew my "place"—I am neither the fastest nor the slowest runner in the group—but that doesn't mean I was OK with it! I ended up running the entire time, making sure I was ahead of my slower-running girlfriends and even with (or just behind) the fastest girl. I was exhausted afterward, but felt pretty good about myself and finished at a better pace than I had expected.<\/p>\n
Have I mentioned that I am super-competitive? Because of that, I have a hard time following the training plan exactly—I mean, if the schedule says to run at an easy pace, but I run and give it everything Ive got, Ill get better faster, right? Nope.<\/p>\n
I did three of my four running days in a row this week. On Tuesday, thinking "more is more," I ran pretty hard, which set me up for a really tough time during my Wednesday run. Later on, my marathoner girlfriend set me straight, reminding me that the schedule is there for a reason and that if I follow it, I'll be able to do the 10K easily. Then she added that I would've done even better on Thursday if I had done my Tuesday run the right way—ouch!<\/p>\n
Week 3 is nearly here and I cant believe I am already this far in. Sunday I ran my four "easy pace" miles, and it was the longest I had ever run. With five miles on tap for this coming Sunday, I have it in my head that if I can do that, Ill be able to do the race—after all, it's only one mile short of a 10K. One mile. Anyone can do one mile, right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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