Today I felt decidedly meh about running, but as always, now that I've done it I feel great about it. I even worked up some enthusiasm planning routes for my next few runs, because I could stand to see some new landscapes.
I just finished week six of the c25k program today, yay! That means Thursday I'll run far enough that I'll even get to see some water and yachts before having to turn around, that will be nice.
I've been working on keeping a good, steady pace. I don't have a pulsemeter, so I'm trying to go by the not too fast to talk, but too fast to sing breathing rule, and I think it's working for me.
From now on I intend to run the program by distance rather than by time, because I really want to be able to run 5 km. I can always practice getting faster once I have a good base to build from.
Good plan. I switched to counting distance, I think after I finished the c25k program but maybe it was in the middle, and I've found it a lot more satisfying to have done a certain number of miles than minutes (although lately I've had to switch back to minutes because I've been traveling and the routes are unfamiliar).
Yes, I think it helps me feel more accomplished, because 4 km is 4 km, regardless of the pace, while 20 minutes might be a huge accomplishment or me slacking off.
It's a good idea to go by time when you don't know the area. I expect you're an experienced enough runner too, to know how hard you're working?
I feel like going by distance instead of time has really helped me too. Right now, I'm not really worried about pace; it just feels so good to finish and know I've gone as far as I wanted to!
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I just finished week six of the c25k program today, yay! That means Thursday I'll run far enough that I'll even get to see some water and yachts before having to turn around, that will be nice.
I've been working on keeping a good, steady pace. I don't have a pulsemeter, so I'm trying to go by the not too fast to talk, but too fast to sing breathing rule, and I think it's working for me.
From now on I intend to run the program by distance rather than by time, because I really want to be able to run 5 km. I can always practice getting faster once I have a good base to build from.
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It's a good idea to go by time when you don't know the area. I expect you're an experienced enough runner too, to know how hard you're working?
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