The Run That Counted

A couple of days ago I kept debating whether I should skip out on Jon's party so that I could be prepped for my run. Well, I went to the party. I made sure that all of my running gear was laid out and that my alarms were set. I had an energy drink beforehand and wasn't tired during the party. We got back at about 1:30 am. About an hour after we got back, I passed out. By then it was 3:00 am and I needed to be up at 6:00 am. So, let's skip to my run.

I got to the training site a little before 8:00 am. Remember, this was the run that counted since I'd find out what pace group I was after I finished. I had my run/walk ratio set at 7:2, in other words, run for 7 minutes and walk for 2. I guess I was a little overambitious with that or so I found out later. The coaches released us into the Park. I felt like I was doing pretty well. Well, that was until I reached the Bison Paddock, which was the mile marker. I thought that's where our turnabout was because that's where it was last week. Boy was I wrong. I still had another half mile left to go. On my way back and during my homestretch, there were 4 Team In Training runners in front of me and were in my way. Miraculously, I had this huge boost of energy and ran faster than I did when I started. This is a good thing. Our training manual points out that we should conserve our energy for the last stretch of the run since they take our pictures at the finish line, so we gotta look GOOD. So I clocked in at 42 minutes for my 3 mile run. Not the best time in the world, but that's okay. As I mentioned before, I'd rather start off in a slower pace group and work my way up. The goal of my pace group is t0 run a mile in 15 minutes and my run/walk ratio should be 3:2 or 2:2. Hmm, good to know. I still felt great after my run, so I decided to award myself with a nice breakfast from Squat and Gobble.

So here's my time breakdown so far.

1 mile = 36 minutes
2 mile = 30 minutes
3 mile = 42 minutes

Not bad, eh? All of my times are so close together.

Today's Sunday. I'm taking the day off today. Have a good one!

Oh, and don't forget to get those donations in. My t-shirts made their debut on Friday night and you get one for making a minimum donation of $30.