2miles on the Road

Today was another hot day, but wasn’t as hot as yesterday. So this morning I decided that I would do a 2 mile run on the road today. To be honest, the treadmill is getting kinda boring. So after 2 circuits on the Nautilus machines I headed out for the run. Before I even got to the Y I drank almost a whole bottle of Gatorade and ate a powerbar. So I started the run and it wasn’t long for my shirt to be soaked. It was hot but I was feeling good. At the end of the first mile (basically the turn around at the end of the road) I was a little winded but my legs felt good. But as soon as I turned around to head back to the Y I was really starting to breathe harder and my legs started to get tired. So I thought about what I have been reading in a lot of other’s training blogs about walking during races to give your body a little rest and to catch your breath. Let me tell you it works. I timed my self and only walked for 1 minute, but that minute made all the difference. I started to run again and for the rest of the run, I wasn’t winded at all and my legs felt great. So for that reason I pushed a little further then 2 miles. Overall it was a good run. Time: 21:20 for just over 2miles. The pace was around 5.9 which is faster then I am used to on the treadmill.

My weight is down to 231. So close to the 220’s! I can’t wait to hit that 229 mark.

Later!