A decent run

YAY!!!

So I was running SO slow to stay in my base training zone, then I had that six week running hiatus and I came back to yucky running. I haven't paid close attention to my HR while running these last three times, but I do know I'm not out of my zones except on hills - and even then, not by much.

It was a horrible shock to learn that Tuesday's 50-minute run was only 3.75 miles. The 50 minutes included stops at lights, but still....that's SLOW.

So today, Nancy and I ran for 52 minutes - 57 elapsed, but I counted how much time we spent at lights so I could subtract it. I was hoping our run was 5 miles long, but I wasn't sure.

Well, she measured it today, and it was 5 miles. And since my average HR was in the low 150s for the run, overall I remained in base training zone!

So I'm a happy girl. I really have no need to be working on speed - I plan to do the Ironman marathon in 5 hours or so - but I hate the idea of losing speed. Plus, since after IMC I'm going to want to start working on getting fast to qualify for the Boston Marathon (meaning I have to pull a 3:40 - 37 minutes faster than my marathon PR), it would be good not to take any steps backwards.

By the way, if you want some inspiration about getting fast - or at least some motivation to start believing you can - go check out Steven's blog and look for his previous posts on running. Steven, you've definitely inspired me!