0.1 mi
0.5 mi
1 mi
5 mi
10 mi
| DISTANCE | PACE | ELAPSED TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1 mi | 11:55 min/mi | 00:11:53 |
| 2 mi | 11:56 min/mi | 00:11:49 |
| 3 mi | 12:23 min/mi | 00:12:19 |
| 4 mi | 12:38 min/mi | 00:12:37 |
| 4.3 mi | 15:19 min/mi | 00:03:59 |
It's all about endurance...right?!?!?! That's what I read this morning before I went for my first 4-mile run. It's not about time or distance it's about endurance. I was apprehensive about this a.m.'s run. 4-miles! I have never done 4-miles. I read some other blogs, articles and running groups where they don't run the entire long run. They break it up into run/walks, taking that into mind I hit the road.
I decided today that I would run 1-mile at a time and walk for 60 seconds after each mile is completed. That worked for me today. After the first mile I was on a busier street so I ran until I got to a side street and walked for 60 seconds, counting backwards, I thought counting backwards would slow my mind down and help regulate my breathing a little better.
I hit the second mile right on target and ran until I hit some shade and then walked.
My third mile I usually hit my cool down spot, but I had another mile to go...mind over matter! I ran up a small incline and then walked. I did not want to waste my walking energy going up an incline. I am not going to lie...that 4th mile was difficult. I knew how much further in my route before I was going to hit a mile and it seemed impossible. I broke up that mile into small "targets" Get to the corner, then to the community garden, to the bus barn, to the assisted living...then I knew the end of the 4th mile was in sight. It came before I knew it and I felt good! I continued running until a corner so I could start my cool down walk from there. Even my cool down walk was at a faster pace than normal!
5th week down and 4-mile run completed!
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