I pushed myself about the hardest ever – almost to the “puke-point” Jillian requires, but I held my own, took a few deep breaths, swallowed, and recovered. I felt I had to break the 30 minute barrier for the upcoming 5k, and that I needed to do that early this month – I did it Wednesday in 29’10”. I’m not sure when I’ll run a repeat performance and I also know it is a bit “false” since it was on the Y’s treadmill and I was holding on. But it still feels good.
I continually watched "the numbers" while listening to a 164 bpm set from Podrunner called "Electric Beach". This music kept me true to a 6.4 mph pace - it will be interesting to see if it will help me run that pace on the road. You might want to check out some of the other free podcasts here: http://www.djsteveboy.com/mixes.htmlMy goal is to be able to run the 5k in about the number of minutes that is half my age. Since I’ll be 58 on May 2 and the race is April 26 I think I’d be on target with that 29’. ~~K
29'10?! You rock!!! Congrats on such an awesome run. Jillian would be proud :). (Do you want a couple of my gels?) I'm getting excited/nervous about April 26...
ReplyDeleteYea Mom! That's when you know you are giving it your all!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the gel offer, but no thanks. For that short of a run I think I'm ok. I usually eat 1/2 a Zone bar between school and the Y, and for some reason I didn't yesterday (but I have been good about drinking my full bottle of water at school each day).
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