Monday, April 20, 2009

Run #66 - 1/2 mile trial run

Good morning,

A quick post about my 1/2 mile "trial" run this morning. I hit the YMCA at 6:30am and went up to the track. My goal was to complete what the doctor said, an easy 1/2 mile. I walked a 1/4 mile and then started running. I was REALLY nervous about the run. I wanted everything to be OK, but was afraid that it would not be. I started out at a slow pace and slowly increased it to what felt like my "easy" pace. I was amazed when I looked at my time. The first 1/4 was a 3:03 and the second 1/4 was a 2:41. It was also hard to stop after on 1/2 mile, but I did. I walked a 1/4 mile cool down and then stretched and hit the showers.

My knee feels great. No pain and I felt strong running, with the exception of taking 8 days off. My goal is to ramp up to my 10 mile run on Saturday by running a little more each day Tuesday-Thursday. Then take Friday off to recover beforet he long run.

My goals for the Flying Pig are still alive:
  1. Finish the entire marathon (26.2 miles)
  2. Finish in under 5 hours

I will keep everyone posted on my progress this week. I am still int he hunt for that pig!!!

Peace,

Philippians 4:13

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