I walked the dogs first, as I used that as my warm-up. After reading about 1st mile blues on the runners world forums I decided that the doggie warm-up is basically the first mile. It is the mile of the blues, and when we ask ourselves are we running too fast, why is it so hard?
My run was a 3 mile loop. I ran maybe 1 mile total. It started off pathetic and cold, but by the end I was having periods of greatness! - periods when I was at a comfortable challenging pace, and one day one day I would be at that pace for miles and miles. If that was the pace I could use for the Cherry Blossom 10-miler there is no way I would be swept. It was too strong a pace, but I felt it was within me, within my core, it didn't seem foreign.
I guess the treadmill work has worked - I decided to trust how I felt as opposed to what the monitor said, as there is a good chance the monitor is wrong. It looks like it gave me a good foundation for my core. I can't wait until my core becomes more developed, and my pace becomes more confident. That is what running is all about - not just the day to day developments, but overall, there is so much to look forward to!
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