Friday, September 23, 2011

Day 36 (9/22): 3 miles / 27:45

Cheater, cheater...

Tired of fighting the dreaded uphill battle (pun intended), I used my husband's idea and propped up the back of the treadmill so that the incline is almost unnoticeable.  While I'm sure there are safety reasons for the incline, I decided to throw caution to the wind and make my at-home workouts more bearable.  Sure, I can't say I clocked my best time ever, but at least I can say that I did it without a single swear word.

In all fairness to myself, my time wasn't actually that bad.  I averaged a 9:15 mile, which is nothing to complain about, but I must admit that I started a lot slower than I finished.  One of my rules of treadmill running is that, once I increase the speed, I do not allow myself to slow it back down.  This causes me to give myself plenty of time to warm up before settling in to a faster pace.  My first mile was actually just over 10:00, which means my second and third averaged about 8:45.  Since I know I increased the speed several times over those two miles, odds are pretty good my second mile was a little over 9:00 and my third was closer to 8:00.  Sure, I'm not exactly doing myself any favors when it comes to learning to pace myself, but at least I can say I'm constantly improving as I run :)

And it helped my mood to start off with a little David Guetta "Sexy Bitch"... I love the beat and pretend he's singing about me... which, clearly, he is... LOL :)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo_7bhk1UzA

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