I’ve been in hiding, I know. But I’m back. Ya miss me?
Even though I’ve been lax in posting lately, I’ve actually been doing quite well – after the weekend, at least.
Some of my family visited to belatedly celebrate my birthday. We had a great time and I think it helped me to get over my irrational funk. Unfortunately, though, the funk + the visitors = only 3.5 miles last week.
But it’s over, both the funk and the visitors.
And this week has been great, particularly with the running. I’ve run Sunday, Tuesday, and today. Sunday was a 3.5-mile route that I’ve run before. Nothing too eventful, but certainly successful. Yesterday was a shorter run, only 2.1 miles, but much of that was on a road I’ve been incredibly intimidated to tackle. It’s windy and hilly, and once you’re on it, you’re stuck on it for a long while. I had a great feeling of accomplishment at the end of that!
Today was another milestone (ha). For the first time, I ran four miles without stopping to walk! In fact, it was a little over (I made a wrong turn and had to double-back!) – 4.16 miles to be exact.
There’s a lot to be said about consistency in training. I can’t believe the progress I’ve made in just a few short weeks. Especially considering that prior to this latest effort I never got past 2.5 miles of running straight.
I’ll make it to 5 miles by Thanksgiving with no problems!
