Part of New Year's Resolution #2 was to have three gym workouts per week. In January, I had one week when I didn't make it to the gym, two weeks that I went three times each week and one week that I only made it there once.
February is starting out better, with two good workouts on successive days. I am particularly happy with yesterday's workout, when I ran 4 miles in just under 30 minutes on the treadmill. The first three miles were in 21 minutes, after which I stopped to check my heart rate, walked for a minute to recover and then went back up to speed.
My legs are sore today, particularly my front thighs and calves. But, if there is any relationship between treadmill time and road running time, I am getting close to a 5K time of under 21 minutes.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
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Ha! now I don't feel so bad about my spotty gym attendance record...
[just don't expect me to post any speed trials; like I said, I'm SLOW!]
But on a good day when time is on my side, I'll crank out 45 min on the TM. The bad news is, you can generally run much faster on that flat, well-cushioned level deck than out in the "real world"...
Yeah - the treadmill is no relationship to the real world. The next step in my re-entry (some might say re-birth) into the world of running is to venture out into the real world. Given the delicate state of my knees, I am being careful. But my anticipation is fueled by every deep breath I take on the treadmill or the elliptical.
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