5 miles - back on the road

I ran 5 miles yesterday. I’m still having trouble running 2 days in a row (mostly scheduling). I plan on running on the treadmill tonight. I really need to get on the schedule to get up to 13 miles by the end of the summer!

10k PR

So I did a 10k in 1 hr 16 minutes, in Woodstock, which is a PR for me because I've never run a 10k before.  It was a very nice race, and I ran with my friends the Kozeys.  The weather was beautiful, so I believe that my curse of rainy runs is over.

I liked the distance.  5k seems a bit too short, but 10k is a pleasant distance to run.

6.3 miles at noon.

A bit hot of a run, but I did 6.3 today (with a bit of walking).  I did 4 miles on the treadmill a couple days ago.  The first mile is torture (which is new), but then after a while, it all seems to fall into place.  I hope I get over that first mile bit...it's really annoying.

4 miles..and still feeling it

I ran the Bryant 5k on Saturday, which was pretty good but I felt out of shape.  I had run 5k the previous Thursday, and nothing for a while before then.  10k coming up in a few weeks!

I need to get back into trying to run nearly every day.  Now that the semester has eased up, it will be easier I think.  I ran 4 miles today, and really felt it.  It's annoying that if you take a few weeks off, it is as if you are starting again.

Worst...5k...ever...

Not an official 5k, but I have one this weekend (2 days away), so I figured I'd run one tonight just to get back into things.  I'd been a couple weeks off, and it showed.  I had to walk parts of it, I felt sluggish the whole time.  Horrible!

I can't let myself get like this again, and am not looking forward to doing this in front of other people on Saturday, but it will help get me on the ball hopefully.

Trying to Get Back on the Wagon

Job- found.
Cross country road trip- done.
Dissertation defense- Wednesday.

Since things are getting a bit more normal, I am trying to work running back into my schedule for stress relief, getting back in shape, and hopefully to burn off the 10 pounds I gained during the crazy spell.

The Mountain Goat is out the window. I could attempt to do 10 hilly miles, but it is not worth the risk of injury and pain. So, I am looking for a 10k to do around Memorial Day and looking for a late summer race in Michigan so I can keep running after I move.

Started back up last week with run-walk intervals. Have been going for about 40 minutes with 5 min walk to start and end and then starting with 4 min run-2 min walk intervals. Will do those probably through the end of the week and then pick it up a little. I don't want to ramp up too quickly because it is kind of nice running without knee pain!

Trying to stay on the wagon

So I ran 4 miles on Saturday, but it has been tough.  I'd like to run more today (Monday), and hopefully I can make the time.  It's been hard to stay on the wagon, but I want to make sure that by the end of May I can do a 6 miler in my sleep.  :)