1.5 Mile
Quiet residential streets; some mild hillsRight now I can do about 2/3 of it, jogging about 2/3 of the time (reeeeeally slowly). I want to work up to being able to go the whole route, and then be able to jog the whole route, and then get faster at jogging it. I'd like to get down to a 10 minute mile (that's supposedly a pretty average pace for a 5K, I guess). Right now I'm at about a 16 minute mile I think, because I can't really run, only jog really, really slowly. It's basically walking with my knees moving more I think, haha.
So, let's see. My goal is to exercise every weekday morning (with holidays off--which for me includes next Monday, Columbus Day, because Scott doesn't have work! Yay!), and I feel like I'm improving quickly. So, some short-term goals:
1. "Wog" the whole route (walk/jog--just get it done, as slowly as needed) by this Friday (10/5)
2. Jog the whole route without stopping for a walk break by next Friday (10/12)
3. Jog the whole route in 15 minutes by Halloween
I think those are tough but doable goals. Scott thinks we can do a 5K together on Thanksgiving. Did you know that's a thing? People call it a "turkey trot"--I guess a lot of people want to run a 5K/10K before they gorge themselves on Thanksgiving dinner. Crazies. Oh, wait...
1 comments:
Okay, new goals because I need to be more patient with my body (I can tell that I really do get faster and stronger every day, but I have a long way to go!):
1. Finish my 1-mile segment of the route (which is to the polka dot mailbox and back, haha) under a 12-minute-mile pace by THIS Friday, the 12th. (I almost did it today! It's hard to get back in the swing of things after taking 4 days off this weekend. I get stronger toward the end of the week, I think.)
2. Jog the whole route (no walk breaks) by Halloween. (This might take a miracle, haha.) That would mean doing the whole thing in 18 minutes(ish).
Post a Comment