Today's goal: 10 miles around 9:30 pace
Today was long run Saturday. I was excited and eager to reach down deep and see what I was made of and just run! I left Oscar and Xia sleeping at home and headed to the Salado Creek trail head near Hardberger park. I had to jog the trail 3 times, there and back, to meet my 10 mile goal. The first leg of the trip I set my pace and was able to keep up on the second leg, as well. I noticed my pace was slowing down on the third leg. I thought that since I was on such a long run, I could go ahead and take this last leg nice and slow. Then I remembered back to my last 5k race & how I let the last mile fall apart. I told myself I was never going to do it again. By this point I had about a 1/2 mile left and I just took off! That last half mile I averaged a 7:14 pace! Just goes to show that when you don't think you have anything left in you, put the pedal to the medal and put yourself to the test!! I hadn't run 10 miles since December 2010 and I ran it around 1:31:?. This morning I was determined to run 10 miles in exactly and hour and a half and beat my last time. Well, I did it! I sprinted myself to the end in exactly 1:30:30!!!! WOW! It's amazing how far I push my stubborn body! So proud of myself:)
During today's run, I passed a few small group of runners. They appeared to be high school students. As I jogged past them, I thought about how I used to envy young, lean runners. I use to want to switch bodies with them. Today, I didn't envy their young, lean bodies, rather I thought about everything I loved about my body and what I decided to OWN! I own my gallbladder removal scars and my small - but still there - post baby pouch! I own the last remaining cellulite that just won't go away. I own it - I OWN MY FLAWS! They make me who I am today. They make me strive to do better. If I had a young, lean body, I may not workout and compete. My flaws make me accountable to myself to workout. I LOVE MY BODY!!
I ran in my new, dry fit Adidas running shorts that I got on clearance - love them! I also used my new Nike hydration belt - love it!! Happy customer!
Today's accomplishment: 10.2 miles @ 8:52 pace / 1:30:30
Week 5 done! What I accomplished this week:
- 24.22 miles of running
- 8.02 miles of biking
- 45 minutes of swimming
- 2 P90X dvds (strength training)
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