Running Day Three

My goal for today was to run 20 minutes without stopping. Today I decided to run on the track at the Guard Base to see exactly how far I was running and what my current pace is. I realized after the first lap that my current pace is about a 12-minute mile instead of a 10-minute mile. I will get faster as I go, though, so that wasn't a big deal. Running for twenty minutes would mean I would run just shy of seven laps. Well, I have just enough OCD that I knew I would have to get to an even number of laps, so I pushed a little further and ran that eighth lap to complete two miles. However, that put me at 24 minutes instead of twenty, and you guessed it, I had to end on an increment of five, so I ran a little further to make it twenty-five minutes total. So I ran just over two miles in that 25 minutes. Not bad for only my third run in a looooooooooooooooong time! The weather was really nice--low seventies--so it was really comfortable when I started out. I really prefer it to be in the fifties or sixties when I run, though, but I know those days aren't too far off, so I will suffer through it in the meantime. :-)

Overall, a great workout, and I am happy to see that I am getting back in shape fairly quickly. The scale has not really been cooperating with me, but I have decided that at least for now, I'm not going to worry about it. I'm just going to eat healthy, follow the carb cycling plan, and give it a few weeks before I worry about tweaking anything. Today is a high-carb day, thank goodness, so I have enjoyed whole wheat toast with eggs, a sandwich, and some applesauce so far...whole wheat waffles yet to come!