I haven't posted in a few days because I have been enjoying the Christmas holiday and made a quick trip to Charlotte during that time. The good news is that the training is still progressing. Last week, I ran several 4 mile sessions, leading up to the highly anticipated 5-miler this past Saturday.
As mentioned in the last blog, my sister, Merlin, offered to find a new route and run this milestone with me. We ran near Mallard Creek (Charlotte, NC) and it was a lovely paved trail. I can tell you that since I am not yet really strong at 4 miles, jumping up to 5 was a real step. There were a few times toward the end that I felt like stopping because there was nothing left in the tank. But, Merlin kept up a good pace and encouraged me along (especially as I started to S-L-O-W down even more than usual) during the last half mile.
After the run, she commented that my pace and stamina seemed much improved since she ran with me at Thanksgiving. Whether she was telling the truth or just trying to keep me motivated, I am not exactly sure (since she still has yet to break a sweat "running" with me), but I would like to think that something is better than it was 4 weeks ago. Whatever the case, I felt like I worked harder at yesterday's run than I had since the first day.
I never thought I would say this, but I am really glad that my Tues, Wed, and Thurs runs are "only" 4 miles this week instead of more! After the 5-miler, 4 seems like a piece of cake! I guess they figured we should go easy because we are schedule to move up to 6 miles this Saturday! Gulp!
Until next time,
Lisa
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