Yeah, yeah, yeah, there's nothing new about consistent workouts making a positive difference but every so often, I have to find a way to remember that fact.
Sunday morning, I was pleasantly surprised when my 3.5 mile run went so smoothly. I pushed myself for longer running times, took shorter/less frequent walking breaks and had a slightly less than 13:30 time. Tuesday, I knew that I wasn't quite up for a run, but I was up for a walk so I walked 2 miles at a good pace. Tonight I ran the Charles River course with my running club. I shaved a full 15 seconds/mile off my time over last week's run.
Not bad at all.
That's the way it works though, if you're consistent in your training, your body responds consistently. So now if I can get down to a 13 minute mile for the Smutty Nose 5k in a couple of weeks and a 12 minute mile by the big July race, I'll be able to think about which 10k I want to do this summer.
As always, one step at a time. Just it's time for the steps to get a little quicker.
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