Okay, so I'm not a Gaga fan at all. Not even a smidge, but even I have to admit that song is pretty catchy.
What a great week! Andrew and I started karate again Monday and it was awesome! I wasn't even as stiff as I thought I would be. And we remembered everything! Mostly, anyway. Both of us had a lot of fun.
Tuesday, we started a new Couch to 5k group at work. They totally kicked butt! I love seeing people go out and do things that they didn't think they could do. And I love seeing them get excited about the possibilities. Especially when one of them is my very good friend who is determined to be healthy. She has made some changes over the last six months that has definitely gotten her on the right track:-) I couldn't be more proud of her.
After we finished the C25k run, I decided to run a little longer. I mean the sun was shining and I was already warmed up, so I couldn't resist. I felt so good that, about a quarter of a mile in, I decided to do a mile test. This is something I do on occasion to see where I'm at on getting faster. I was pleasantly surprised that I was only 4 seconds slower than my current record! And I felt great! And that was running against a head wind for a large part of the distance. Seriously, I turned a corner and got smacked in the chest by the wind. Had I not had forward momentum at the time, it would have knocked me back a few steps.
My goal is to run an 8 minute mile by the end of the year. For some people, like Joey (cough, 6 minute mile, cough), that's kinda slow. But for me, that would be a huge improvement. My current mile record (as an adult, not as a pretty fast teenager:-) is 9:51. That's a considerable goal but I will try to attain it.
Today (Thursday), we ran the C25k again. We had even more join us! I was so excited and it was so fun:-) And, of course, they did awesome! I explained to them that the other runners that were running ahead of us were the very same people who balked at running for 60 seconds back in September. And now those runners are consistently running 2 and 3 miles with no problem. I'm not sure our newbies believed me when I told them they would reach that point if they stick with it. But they will. I know they will. I've experienced it myself, so I know they can.
After we were done, I decide to run a mile with Paula to see how long I could hang with her. HAHAHAHA! That was rather foolish and I only made it .60 miles. And I'm pretty sure she was holding back a bit. She's my running hero though, so I'm okay with that. I mean she recently got bit by a dog on her long run...AND KEPT GOING!!!!
All in all, it was a pretty good week. And Saturday, the family and I will be running a 5k together. Here's hoping it doesn't become the disaster the last family 5k became.
~KC
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