Last week I did weights twice and jogged on Tuesday evening.
Over the weekend I had my strongest back-to-back run days to this point. Saturday morning a handful of us jogged some trails, which is something I've never done! It was different, but great for my legs! We did right around 7 miles overall, finishing with an average pace just over 13 minutes per mile.
Sunday I planned on doing only 7-8 miles. As we got into the beginning of the run, I decided I'd do 10 miles with Harold so he wasn't by himself. I felt great up until around 8.6 miles, then hit a wall! From 8.6 to around 9.3 were VERY tough for me. Anytime I run, no matter the distance, I jog 9 minutes and then walk 1. During that span on Sunday, I walked for 30-40 seconds 2 extra times! I got it back together and finished up, and ended up averaging 10:58/mile for the 10 miles. Not too shabby for all that work.
My plan for the next few months is to do 2 shorter and quicker runs during the week, as well as 2-3 strength workouts, then some longer and slower jogs on the weekends. So far, this week has been good as I had a great workout with weights Monday, then a strong jog for me today on Tuesday. I did 2 miles. Ended up averaging 8:22/mile for the whole 2 miles. I was at 1.07 miles at the 9 minute mark, then had my walk, then averaged 7:46/mile pace for the rest of the run. Great progress to build on!
Oh, and on a side note, I weighed 211.6 last week, and I'm going to work on getting that number down to 190 or under by the time Feb 15, 2015 gets here. I have been better watching what I'm eating, cut back on the beer, and gotten back to a more regular workout regimen. That plus some determination will get me there. I can already feel a difference over the past week. That's another great thing to build upon!
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