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Batlou

2009-08-14 10:18 PM

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Subject: Running Breakthrough

I am new to this whole running thing and just finished the C25K about 8 weeks ago. Anyway, I have struggled to get my pace consistantly below 11 minutes for a full 5K. Well tonight I went for a run after work with the intent to just have a nice easy 2 mile run followed with a slow walk since I am racing in the Indy Sprint Tri on Sunday. I took off and was moving at a pretty good clip, for me anyway, finished the first mile in 9:33. Thought, hey that was not to bad, finished the second in mile in 9:24 and was still feeling it so I pressed on 9:44 for the 3rd mile.

Now I realize for all you speedster vets with 8 foot legs this is slow but for me this was huge. My little 27" legs were moving pretty fast and I was feeling great. I can now run a sub 10 minute mile!

Edited by Batlou 2009-08-14 10:19 PM

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Taffle

2009-08-14 10:21 PM

in reply to: #2350059

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Traverse City, MI

Subject: RE: Running Breakthrough

Congratulations! You blew your mental expectations away - always a beautiful thing!

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PinkPrincess

2009-08-15 7:00 AM

in reply to: #2350059

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Lake Placid, NY

Subject: RE: Running Breakthrough

AWESOME! I'm new to tri, but one of the things I've always loved about running are the big breakthroughs like that. Breaking ten is wicked.

One warning though - I've found that after a breakthrough like that, my pace becomes faster than it was, but not as fast as the breakthrough. (That surprised me the first time.)

And I feel ya on the short legs - I'm 4'10" and my inseam is something like 25".