Monday, September 30, 2013

Day 137: A Not So Fat Pace

Today I decided to add time to my jog and see how far I could go.  I added 5 minutes making my total jog time 35 Minutes.  I felt a little better than I did yesterday so I also assumed that I would be able to set a good pace.

I started out strong with Run Keeper announcing that I was setting a 13:59 pace.  My legs were bothering me and my body started feeling worn out and I was only 5 minutes in.  No matter I was going to jog longer so certainly I could slow a little.

Run Keeper announced at 10 minutes that my pace has slowed to 14:22 and I was starting to jog up hill.  I became increasingly tired.  I pushed myself and kept going

15 minutes in I had slowed considerably, Run Keeper announced that I was at 14:56 pace.  At this point my legs felt like I was running waste deep in mud. 

At 20 minutes Run Keeper let me know that my pace had slowed to 15:18, I was now jogging at a walking pace.  I forced myself to sprint trying to gain back some time and it worked.  The next announcement at 25 minutes had let me know I was at 15:03. 

I have no idea why it was so hard to run today.  My legs felt like jello.  When 30 minutes rolled around I was back under 15 minutes at an average pace of 14:59.  I thought I sped up but when 35 minutes hit I was at an amazing 15 minutes even. 

Matt: 35 Minute Jog

Kelly: 30 Personal Trainer

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