As I mentioned earlier, I have this crazy notion to run at least one mile every day for 365 straight days. Shockingly, I'm off to a decent start despite my pesky IT bands and creaky knees (You'd be amazed at what a foam roller and stretching can do).
Here is a list of my miles and times thus far:
Day 1: 10.13 miles in 72 minutes
Day 2: 5 miles in 39:10
Day 3: 5 miles in 37:16 (treadmill run)
Day 4: 2.19 miles in 20:05
Day 5: 3 miles in 18:26 (6x800) and 1.35 mile cool down in 10:38
Day 6: 7 miles in 50:35
Day 7 (April 8): 5 miles in 38:12
WEEK ONE TOTAL: 38.67 miles in 3 hours, 46 minutes and 22 seconds ish
Day 8: 16.20 miles in 146 minutes (Group Run)
Day 9: 3.54 miles in 29:46
Day 10: 5 miles in 35:55
Day 11: 2.11 miles in 14:43
Day 12: 9 miles in 62 minutes
Day 13: 4.53 miles in 43:41 (HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KAYLA)
Day 14 (April 15): 2.12 miles in 14:52
WEEK TWO TOTAL: 42.5 miles in 5 hours 46 minutes and 57 seconds ish
14 day total: 81.17 miles in 9 hours, 33 minutes and 19 seconds.
Hopefully, I'll remember to write this in my running journal, and then I can just highlight runs and give the weekly totals from now on. I'm not very good at that; the government may reach a budget consensus before I write in my running journal daily. Either way, it's been fun so far!
Things I've already learned:
-You can't replace stretching and the foam roller
-Running is easier once you're out the door
-Running to run isn't that easy; I'm always competing with myself.
-It's more fun to run with a person without considering time than running alone considering time
-The first two weeks have flown by.
-I don't think I've lost a pound because I eat a lot now. (especially salt)
-Finding time is easier to run when you don't play video games instead
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