Hey everyone,
wow.. a whole lot o' runnin' going on around here :0)
Congrats on the race, Skinnyjeans, and MrsDawson,
bravo on making it up (and down) that hill! My route includes a lot of hills too and thus far, I cannot complete it. But I feel better every time I see some improvement.
Lizzbabe, thankyou for the encouraging words (I just now caught up with the other thread), they really help! Also, 1/4 mile at 8 mph? Yikes.. Im impressed. I'm a slow-paced jogger even on a good day, i think the 8 mph for 1/4 mile would kill me
This morning I went to the local high school track instead of doing my usual hill-y route, but I did a total of 4 miles -- and jogged 2 and 1/4 before finishing the last 2 with intermittent walking. Do you guys remember what it felt like the first time you were able to say "I jogged 2 miles today"? Well, that's me today; I feel really good about it.. I like the way it sounds in my head when i repeat it to myself. Has a nice ring to it :0)
Realistically, Im sure the reason I made it 2 miles is because I was running on a flat track. But, I did work in the HIIT that I read about in another thread, and it was
tough. I didn't follow the 30 seconds on 30 seconds off, it was more like 30 seconds of sprinting to 2 or 3 minutes of 'recovery' slow jogging. I know that probably doesnt yield the same results, but the 30 seconds of sprinting was a real challenge so Im sure it will do
something to help.
Now I have to work on catching up to everyone else's impressive speeds/distances :0)
take care everyone. and happy running!