Another Best Pace and Distance!

Steve left this morning for NY and I knew I needed to run before Thursday, so Lesley and I met at Ocee last night and ran together. It was her first day of running week 4 (running for five minutes at a time) and she and I stayed together for 99% of our run.

I felt pretty good starting out and I just realized that it's all mental. I've got to stay focused and know that I CAN and WILL get through each run. 

When we finished, I looked at my log and it said, "Best Pace and Distance!" I was really surprised! I was pushing myself more, but not until the last cycle... here's my progress so far:

I don't know how it's the best pace and distance... but I'll take it.

I'll be running again on Thursday, since Steve doesn't get home until late on Wednesday. Lesley and I discussed trying to run earlier (6:30/7:00) since it's getting dark earlier and earlier. Last night, there were NO lights on at Ocee and thankfully, we went at 7:30 instead of at 8. We finished at 8, it was very very dark.

I'm still not sure about week five, but I'm going to try it. I figure, I won't know until I try. Running for 20 minutes without a break makes NO sense to me, but I'm willing to see what happens.

It's amazing to think that I've been running for three days a week for a solid month. I'm proud of my effort and feeling more and more confident about running my first 5k. I'm glad it's the Color Run because it's more of a "fun run" and not a serious race.


When I run the Turkey Trot, Jessica and I will be wearing "Where's Waldo" outfits. I'm excited. :-)