Training Update

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Back in November, I told you that I had signed up for some races in the Spring. The last week in March, specifically. I am going to do a 5k, a 10k, and a 10-mile race, all within 4 days.

I have now completed 8 weeks of training. In that time, I have:

• increased my pace (which, admittedly, was sloth-like) by over 4 minutes per mile
• increased my interval time from 5 seconds running/55 seconds walking to 15 seconds running/45 seconds walking — and even sometimes I have been able to do 20/40 and 30/30
• have comfortably finished two 5-mile training runs — meaning that I finished the entire distance without much difficulty, which gives me confidence that I will be able to complete my 10-mile goal
• not yet experienced the “runner’s high”
• had to literally have conversations with myself in my head (they’re actually hilarious, later) on certain days about actually going to the gym
• become used to exercising again
• actually looked forward to exercising on occasion (who the heck am I?)
• realized that even though I don’t think of myself as a “real” runner, I actually am — I am getting it done, no matter what the pace

So there you have it. I’m making progress, and I’m very proud of how far I’ve come. I know…