Progress!

Wow, okay, I know - 2 posts in one day, what's going on.

I just could not go to bed without sharing tonight's run though - not because any particularly funny stories happened or anything, just because I am awesome.

So, as was the case last week, today is meant to be a rest day, but thanks to yesterday's t-storm, as previously mentioned, I skipped my run. To catch up, I did yesterday's 35 minute run tonight (I waited until about 9pm to not struggle with the humidity).

Some of you may remember that last week I completed two 35 minute runs, and one 40 minute run. My 40 minute run had me in at 4km with approximately a 16-minute mile pace, as I was still not able to do my full run at a 2-and-1 run/walk ratio.

I have also mentioned that weekday runs are meant to increase speed, although I had major doubts that mine would be used for this purpose.

Thanks to the lacking light at 9pm, Jeff (yay, he ran with me again!) took me out on the street. It was just a straight shot, nothing fantastic, but a nice change of scenery. And of course, I was excited to not be faced with the bastard hill at the end of my run. 

I'm starting to believe there are way too many hills in Guelph as instead, I was met with a bastard hill at my turn around, and one part way home.

Either way, we started with a 3-and-1. Not on purpose, as I wanted to finish at least one run in complete 2-and-1's before moving up. This mistake was thanks to the poor streetlights. Jeff swears he thought he was keeping track of the time properly.

I promise, no word of a lie, I did the whole run as 2-and-1's, with the exception of one or two reps that were actually 2 1/2 and 1's because of the lighting again.

This meant, I really did do 4km again, but in a time that was 5 minutes faster than last week! Already improving! That also means I've already bumped my pace up to a 14-minute mile from a 16-minute mile. And if my shins weren't throbbing, I would be dancing.

Now, I am trying to keep my excited mood going, but please - don't get too excited for me. Another 5 minutes out and I may have slowed down enough to still be at a 16-minute mile. But for now, I'm a 14-minute mile runner. And in this exact moment, I can finish a marathon in about 6 hours.

Who woulda thunk.

Alright followers, tomorrow is another 35 minute run. We'll see if I replace it with a 'cross-train' though since tomorrow is Jeff and my 2-year anniversary (yes, I hear the collective 'awws'). So we'll be at the Toronto Zoo - which, I was excited to discover has 10 km of walking trails. I guess I'm getting into this thing a little.

Sweet dreams!