I’m starting to feel much better. Saturday’s clinic was a 30 minute run and then some strides. Coach Joan told us to run for 15-16 minutes and then turn around and run back. On my way out, I was running alone because I’m slower than the “runners” but faster than the run/walkers.
About the 1 mile mark, I was waiting at an intersection and I looked back. Natalie was just behind me so I waited for her. She said that the run was “killing her” because she had been sick all week. I know how that feels. In fact, Natalie helped give me inspiration one of the first running classes after I got sick. So we ran the rest of the way together. It was probably a little slower than I wanted to run, but it felt good helping her push herself (like she did for me about a month ago).
Today (Sunday), I challenged myself to run my first 10k training run. Gus and I walked 6.0 miles awhile back, but I have never attempted 6.1 miles by myself until today. Since I only have 2 months until the Tinker Bell 10k, I thought it was time to get started. So I went to Memorial Park today with a goal of running 6.1 miles.
I walked quite a bit but I finished in 1 hour, 29 minutes. Pace 14:25. I learned a few things. I CAN do a 10k without collapsing. I need water during the run (I had to stop at my car in the middle of my run to grab my water bottle). Lastly, I may want to think about having more carbs before this length of run (because it takes me so long…)
