Running is a lot like raising a child; it’s a lot more fun
to talk about than it is to actually do. :D
Surprisingly, I hardly worried when I saw that today’s run
was 25 minutes straight. In fact, I actually looked forward to it!
I got up earlier than normal this morning (6am), since today’s
session was going to last 35 minutes, and I wanted to have some extra time to
rest before school. I headed out in the dark, “warmed up” for 5 minutes, and
then started running!
Coach Claire came on with a cue after 5 minutes, and I felt
great! I thought back on how, 5 weeks ago, my breathing was awful. I was
hacking and wheezing my way through all my runs! Then, I remembered that I’d
forgot my inhaler today! But my breathing felt completely fine! If you remember
a few weeks ago, I forgot my inhaler on one of my runs and suffered quite a
bit. After that run, I had to hurry back to use my inhaler, since I thought my
lungs would explode! But today, I didn’t even feel like I needed any medication
all through my run, and I even didn’t use it once I got back home! Talk about
exciting!
The rest of the run went very well! After Wednesday’s run, I
learned that I really need to pace myself. So that’s just what I did today: I
kept my legs at a nice and slow pace the whole time.
I’m now at the point where my runs are all continuous and
slowly increase to 30 minutes! I can hardly believe I’m down to the last 3
weeks of the program! This has all been so fun!
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