I totally kicked the treatmill’s ass tonight

July 29th, 2008

winner.jpgI ate a handful of almond M&Ms.  And then I went to the gym.

I had my best 5k time ever!  I hit the 3.1 mile mark at 38 minutes 50 seconds!  My speed didn’t dip below 4.7 mph and, man, did that feel good!  Totally empowering. 

But wait, it gets better.  I kept going.  I ran for exactly 1 hour (that’s 60 minutes for the laymen) with a total distance of 4.72 miles.  My average speed was 4.7 mph.  So my best 5k time ever and my longest distance run ever.  My average pace was 12 minutes 47 seconds per mile.  I was even prepared to go another minute +/- to make it to the 4.75 mark, but the gym gal turned off the TVs and half the lights, and oops, it’s 10 pm and she’s looking at me like GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE YOU RUNNING FREAK YOU.

But that’s OK, because I am a running freak and proud of it and, whoomp, there it is.  As my running buddy Mr. Justin Timberlake says, “She’s freaky and she likes it.”  That’s right.

I’m closing in on my five mile goal.  I can feel it.  Five… you’re going down.

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6 Responses to “I totally kicked the treatmill’s ass tonight”

  1. bikinidreamer Says:
    July 29th, 2008 at 12:31 am

    1 whole hour? That is sooo awesome! You go girl! I am definitely working right along with you. I’m working toward the 5 mile mark too. Today, since it was 10pm before I even went to the gym, I was tired and only did 3 miles, but I did it in 34 minutes! Last week, I was able to to 4.5 miles in 54 minutes. I will get there soon, and so will you! Keep up the hard work, and I’m glad you found your motivation. Was it the M&Ms that did it for you?

  2. travelgal Says:
    July 29th, 2008 at 1:46 am

    AHHHH! you’re amazing!! how amazing and motivating! congrats congrats! you totally kicked those M&Ms and the treadmills ass! that’s AWESOME! I hope to be following in your amazing footsteps! taking c25k step by step, and hopefully being where you are very very soon! WOOHOO YOU!

    AWESOME!

  3. findingjoy Says:
    July 29th, 2008 at 5:38 am

    That is so good! You are the superwoman I hope to be soon, keep it up.
    Joy

  4. getupnow Says:
    July 29th, 2008 at 6:53 am

    Thanks for the old song reminder (love it) and GOOD FOR YOU! WOW! There is bound to be a rush on m&m’s today if that is what they will do. LOL.

  5. grabthebull Says:
    July 29th, 2008 at 7:40 am

    wow. super. awesome. and a great advertisement for m&m’s. i think i shall eat some. :P

  6. bigprof Says:
    July 29th, 2008 at 10:49 am

    AWESOME RUN TIME & RUN!

    & you thought 5 miles might be out of your reach. Damn! Nothing’s out of your reach! 1 hour? That seems like such a dream to me!

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