5 miles in 59:45. 5.15 mph ave. I'm to the point where I can run half a mile before walking. I ran the whole last half mile just to be sure.
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This week I will run (with walking!) 20 miles. Next week I have to get through 22. The week after that, 24. I come back down for a few weeks around the half marathon. I have seven months between the half and the full marathons. I'm thinking about spending April working on other parts of running… like trail running and hills and such. I talked to a guy in passing who said that Long Beach Marathon actually has one un-fun hill in it. It may be the flattest full marathon… but that doesn't mean it is completely flat. I'm getting to the point where I am actually enjoying running. I didn't believe I would feel this way. I thought it would be a slog forever. I thought I was just doing this to be stubborn.
I have very little history with being fit. I feel like I should figure out how to make this work in a larger way. Just running through flat Fremont isn't going to give me all that I want. I will need hills. Ew. All of a sudden I saw a glimmer of understanding why someone would do an Ultra Marathon. I don't have that as a goal. I will do one marathon and only maybe ever run again. Or maybe I'll make Noah do half marathons with me. Who knows. Life is long.
I have a different feeling in my body these days. I understand why they recommend running for stress reduction. I'm forking tired. Unfortunately that is kind of a double edged sword because any amount of me being gone right now significantly increases Calli's subsequent clinginess. Running for an hour makes her quite sad. This phase will end.