bgvanbur Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 So I went to the local high school track to try and run a fast mile for the mile competition. First, a sign said the rules for the facilities which I was obeying all of them. The next sign said no trespassing, but I figured since I was obeying the rules I wasn't trespassing. The next sign said field closed, but I figured that means the track around the field is still open.It was cold and windy, and I only shaved 6 seconds off my mile run (8:34). Well I took a slow jogging mile to recover (14:00) and decided to finish a 5k distance. At the end of the second mile, it started pouring. I realized my track pants were not water proof as I previously thought. I finished my 5k only slightly slower than recent 5ks I ran (34:00).At this point, I was feeling great and felt I could run forever. I decided I was going to run far today. I ran a 10k (73:00) shaving around 10 minutes off my 10k attempt three weeks ago. A 10k is the farthest I have ran in years. I then ran a 15k (112:00) and was excited since it means I can run my 15k race in July in under the two hour limit they have. Even at the peak of my running life in college, the farthest I ran outside of a treadmill was around seven or eight miles, so I just broke through this barrier. At around 11.75 miles, the groundkeeper came around to unlock all the facilities and I was afraid he would yell at me for already using the track but he said nothing.I kept going and at the 20k mark was still a faster pace than my 10k I ran three weeks ago. Still, I kept going and I ended up running a half marathon distance (158:00). I always thought it would take me three hours to run a half marathon and didn't realize I would run one so soon. I ran on an empty stomach and did not eat or drink during my run. I wore the wrong underwear for a long run. I didn't care, I did it and that is all that matters. I ran the whole thing continuously and one fun part was switching to walking at the end and my calves going from feeling fine to instantly intense sore.I more than doubled my recent running distance and at a faster running pace. I ran farther than I have ever before. I am starting to be a better runner than I was in college. To me, this is the most amazing woot among all the woots that occured on this cold, wet, windy day. Level 26, Primal Ultra Trail Scout, Non-Binary Robot Link to comment
unicornassassin Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Woot! That's great that you're a better runner than you were in college! That's got to be a great feeling. And shaving 10 minutes off in three weeks- wow! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] “If we all did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.†-Thomas Edison "I'm only at about 35-40%, and I'm surprised as eff." -unicornassssin Fitocracy! [thread=16121]My Challenge Thread[/thread] Link to comment
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