After a phone call with my good friend Lauren, I must admit that I am relieved that I don't have to train for a 5K in four weeks. We were planning to run the St. Patty's Day 5K in Sioux Falls, but decided to wait for summer. Call us frugal, but we weren't going to pay $35 registration fee without a guaranteed t-shirt!
Anyway, I'm feeling more relaxed about my training schedule. About.com has a free 8-week training schedule for 5Ks that I plan to follow, even though I probably won't run a race in 8 weeks. I think it will be a good re-introduction to running.
On Sunday morning, I ran 2.71 miles, which was .71 miles longer than planned. That'll happen when the sidewalks are not where you planned them to be (haha). It also took longer than anticipated, because our fabulous heat wave resulted in ice-covered sidewalks.
After a few up's (I can do this!) and down's (Why am I doing this?), I reached my apartment building feeling like a million bucks. I finished my workout with a short cool down walk, 100 abs and a post-run meal.
Fun fact: I am using MapMyRun to log my miles and map my routes.
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