Another day of the week 8 routine of running 28 minutes. I didn't quite make it last time, so I repeated day 2. I completed the 28 minute run this morning plus 47 seconds.
It was 19 degrees this morning at the park. I never really felt uncomfortably cold. I ran in shorts, a synthetic shirt, and a fleece jacket with a hood. I kept the hood up for the first 5 minutes but had to put it down. I decided that sweat pants were too hot when I ran in them on Tuesday. I was quite comfortable today with the exception of my hands. I need some gloves or mittens to wear when I run.
I was a little concerned this morning that yesterday's swim might negatively impact this morning's run. I don't really think it made a difference. The only thing I noticed was a little tightness in my quads at first, but that worked out after a few minutes and the rest of the run felt great. I took it almost painfully slow. I kept my strides per minute down to 150 for most of the run and then decided to increase my pace for the last 5 minutes. I was still feeling strong with 4 minutes left to go, so I pushed myself to run at almost a full sprint (or what I would consider a full sprint after having already run 23 minutes). I was able to maintain the almost sprint pace all the way back to the car. I decided to run all the way to the end of my route instead of stopping at 28 minutes because I wanted to push myself just a little harder. All said, I was pleased with today's run. Oddly, it was slower than Tuesday's run. I'm pretty sure I started out too fast on Tuesday and then didn't have anything left when I got into the second half. I'm still learning to pace myself.
There is no comparison between the cardiovascular workout of swimming and that of running. I have a feeling swimming is going to improve my running significantly. I was way more out of breath last night after swimming 50 yards than I was this morning after running 2.8 miles, and I was running almost as hard as I could the last 4 minutes.
Today's Stats: 2.8 miles in 33:47 for a pace of 12:04 per mile. That pace includes my 5 minute warm up walk. A rough estimate of my running pace is 11:30 per mile.
Next Up: I'm taking tomorrow off to allow my lungs and legs to heal after three days in a row of punishment. Then I'll probably swim on Saturday and run another 28 minutes on Sunday. The forecast Sunday is for rain/snow & wind. I guess we'll see how much of a runner I really am on Sunday.
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