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Well, my life seems to be back on track. I've (mostly) reined in my impulsive eating and got in three workouts. I'm more on a regular sleeping schedule (it took almost a week to get adjusted to day light savings!) and feeling a lot more like myself. And no, that is not a picture of me, but it kind of describes how I feel as comparative to six days ago.
This week I went jogging twice. 3.6 miles both times. I finished both in 51.24! Both! How is that? I'm thinking that tomorrow is the day that I try to get a bit faster again. Right now I run everything in ten minute blocks and try to be speedy on minutes 3, 7, and 9. Tomorrow I will try to be speedy on 3, 5, 8, and 9. What I am trying to do (and probably will not be able to do before the race on April 2, two weeks away) is get to a 13 minute mile. Right now I run at about a 14 minute mile. Those thirty seconds can make a big difference in my overall time.
Example: 3.6 miles at a 14 minute mile is 51.4 minutes.
3.6 miles at a 13 minute mile is a bit under 47 minutes. That's more than 4 minutes saved!
Last year I completed the Springtime 10K in 78 minutes. That's a bit over 12.5 minutes per mile (my PR). I estimate that this year I'll finish in between 85 and 90 minutes. I'm not in as good of shape as I was last year so it would be silly to expect me to meet or beat my time of last year.
Life is good. I can't wait to see how I'll run tomorrow.
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