Finally!

A pretty decent run!

Realizing I'm a bit behind on my training schedule for HHR (I honestly have only nailed a schedule once and that was for my first race 4 years ago), I've taken to getting any running in that I can - going for time rather than distance.

ICG and I have been sort of running together lately - I only say sort of because his goals are WAYYY different than mine - he's getting ready for his Army fitness test and therefore has to run a quick 2 miles, while I'm in it for the long run. Literally.

So anyway, basically we start at the same time, and go for a certain amount of time. He never wants to run longer than half an hour, so I have gotten short changed a little on my runs, but I'm ok with that. I know I can still take down the hilly 6.2 miles on June 1.

Todays' run was out at Shawnee Mission Park. For those of you who have never been there - seriously, take the time to go (assuming you are in the KC area). It's huge and beautiful and has a wonderful network of trails all around the lake.

As we started our run, ICG took off and I went at a fast clip (for me) and then taking a walk break every two minutes. 2/2 gets annoying and repetitive, but I tell you what, it really helps keep the inflammation in my piriformis away. And about the third interval of running, I looked down at my watch to see how fast I was going; to my surprise, I was trucking along at a 9:28 pace!

At the end of the run, I averaged an 11:24 pace and got in almost 3 miles in 32 minutes. I could tell that my legs, core and even my back was stronger, but damn ... I could also tell I'd slacked on my cardio.

[insert embarrased face here]

In any case, today's run tells me one thing, and that one thing is all I need to know: I'm making progress.