Time To Run

I am back at running after going almost 2 weeks without doing a thing. I had been going at it pretty well since last July and going into my half-marathon was ready for a break. All the microtears should be healed from that race so I figure the break was a healthy one though I could see myself slipping into the non-exercise mode I was in previously. So I told myself it is "Time to Run". My plan is to get 3 days a week during the week and then 1 or 2 runs on the weekend. Nothing too crazy mileage wise but I want to build a base that can be used if I decide to do a marathon in the fall.

Today I did 5 miles on the tmill, starting out at 6.4 and increasing it .1 every minute to warmup. I maintained 7.3 for 10 minutes, 7.4 for 10 minutes and then 7.5 for the remainder. I did the 2nd to last quarter at 8.5 and then did the final one as a cool down at 6.5. I also threw in inclines as this is one area I want to emphasize to build up strength. After the warmup I did a 1 min hill every 5 minutes at 2.0,3.0,4.0,5.0, and then 6.0. The rest of the run was at my usual 1.0 incline. Total time for the 5 miles was 41:09. It felt good to run that pace and not feel like I was pushing (except for the last couple inclines...).

It's good to be back!