I had to start off a little slower. I have this odd muscle pull on the front-left side of my leg just below the knee. If I take off too fast, it pulls (see the S'mores post). But I forget about it because it doesn't bother me on a day-to-day basis. But I started running, and AGGGHHH! It went. I took a few slow steps, took it easy, and within a a few minutes it worked itself out, and I kept going.
My 5 mile time at Lake Fair was 48:07, and that was a relatively flat course. This course was also flat, but not quite as flat as Lake Fair. There was one hill and then a few up-and-downs along the trail. My time ended up 49:45, so I can say it was still a sub 10 min mile pace...barely.
This week has been a good training week. I ran 6 miles in my neighborhood on Monday; 6.5 miles on a new-to-me trail with a running friend; 6 miles with several hills and inclines on Saturday; and then Tues and Thurs I did 15-20 min elliptical then a 45 minute spinning class.
I am trying to get my eating under control. The harder I try, the worse it gets! I think the stress of getting my classroom ready for school is starting to get to me. Hopefully I can get myself back to a place of control and healthy food soon. We had a party, and now we have a ton of food left over that I feel compelled to eat. Well, I'll just keep running it off and hopefully it will all even out :)
This week will just be another week of exercise and running, but the plan for Saturday is a hike! Very excited about that. Then I have a few 10Ks lined up for September, which is really exciting because although I've ran 6+miles before, these will be my first 10K races! I'm looking forward to it.
Enjoy the week!
:) Jolene
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