Set a New Pace: summer virtual 5k
In the beginning of the month, I signed up for Toni's "Welcome to Summer Virtual 5k", hoping it would motivate me to get running!
Every day this month seemed to be either pouring rain or sweltering heat.Not my cup of tea. So, sadly, most of my runs were on the treadmill. However, I kept moving, I challenged myself with intervals and steady runs. Most were in the two- to four-mile range. Nothing amazing, but decent half-hour workouts.
Before I knew it, it was time to be running the virtual race! Wow, June flew by quickly. (Every month seems to be going by quickly...) Not wanting to run in 98-degree humidity on Sunday, I went to the gym to complete the run on the treadmill. Better than nothing, and it turned out, one of my best runs yet.
I stepped on, set the incline to my standard 0.5%, and after a 3-minute walking warm up, set the speed to 6.5 mph and ran. Now, usually I do 6.0 when I'm planning to just run continuously. That's my comfortable pace. Th…
Every day this month seemed to be either pouring rain or sweltering heat.Not my cup of tea. So, sadly, most of my runs were on the treadmill. However, I kept moving, I challenged myself with intervals and steady runs. Most were in the two- to four-mile range. Nothing amazing, but decent half-hour workouts.
Before I knew it, it was time to be running the virtual race! Wow, June flew by quickly. (Every month seems to be going by quickly...) Not wanting to run in 98-degree humidity on Sunday, I went to the gym to complete the run on the treadmill. Better than nothing, and it turned out, one of my best runs yet.
I stepped on, set the incline to my standard 0.5%, and after a 3-minute walking warm up, set the speed to 6.5 mph and ran. Now, usually I do 6.0 when I'm planning to just run continuously. That's my comfortable pace. Th…