mile 1 – 10:36
mile 2 – 10:08
mile 3 – 10:12
mile 4 – 9:51
total – 40:47
I promise not to post splits for every single run! The greenway has markers at every 1/4 mile, so it’s hard not to obsessively track my pace. And I don’t have a Garmin (yet), just my trusty Timex Ironman watch.
my local greenway (photo from tricharlotte.com)
I’m really happy with this run because it tells me that last week’s 4-miler on the greenway wasn’t just a fluke, in terms of speed. Coming off of a few weeks of treadmill running, I wasn’t sure what to expect pace-wise. This is a pleasant surprise – especially that last mile in the 9’s! On the treadmill, most of my runs were in the 11:20 pace range, and that felt like I was pushing it!
Lest I get too excited, I need to remind myself that the greenway is basically flat, and anywhere else I run around here will have hills hills hills…
In years past when I’ve started running, I haven’t felt nearly this strong. This is probably obvious to most people, but I’m shocked to find that the strength training I’ve been doing since late February is paying off! I can tell that I am recruiting different muscles when I start to get fatigued on a run. The exercises that I do concentrate mostly on my twiggy upper body, but I am incorporating some squats or lunges and these lifted-bridge thingys, too. I can’t wait to see how strong I’m feeling by the end of the summer. Michelle Obama arms, here I come!
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