While I take some pride in the time, that's not what I need to be concentrating on. I need to be working on my endurance and focus on distance, not time. At a slower pace I can go more than a mile before I feel I need to walk for a minute to get my breath. I think everyone has a sort of "natural" pace that their body wants to run at and I think my natural pace is a bit on the quick side. Even if I make sure to begin at an easy pace, I have to consciously be aware of my speed throughout my run as I have a tendency to slowly speed up as I go. It also seems to me that the music playing on your iPod tends to affect your pace too...your brain wants to get in sync to the music!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Fast Times at Little River Park
I ran three miles last night and it ended up being my fastest time yet for that distance. I ran it in 28 minutes (that comes to 9:20/mile). I know I ran the first mile around 8 minutes and I had to walk a minute or so after mile 1 and mile 2, so at least 2 of those 28 minutes were walking.
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Lots of distance runners walk every mile or so. We've heard the formula one minute of walking for every ten minutes of running. I have found on my longer runs that if I walk every 2 to 3 miles or so it helps quite a bit - especially later in the run. I find it hard to make myself do it when I'm feeling good, but it does seem to pay off later.
ReplyDeleteAlso, in reference to feeling better one day over another, I have found that there are lots reasons for this perception, but the point is the perception itself. Many times I have felt sluggish and cumbersome running but my times are comparable to when I'm feeling light as a feather! I believe the mind plays tricks on us when we run - probably because the body would generally rather not run. I really think 85% of running distance is mental. I find that when I push past my thoughts, or just work at ignoring them, I get past the moment of difficulty. This isn't always true but seems to be more often than not.
Probably more of a comment than you were expecting. I'm just really happy we're all doing this together. I just wish Ross could get his priorities straight!!
Curt
I agree with your take on the mental aspect...once you get your legs in shape to run long distances. After your body can do it, it's mostly a matter of mental discipline. That's really the story with most sports/athletic endeavors IMO.
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