I ran to find my mile time tonight. It's 8:47.
I didn't know what to expect, so I'm not impressed or disappointed. I knew it would be lower than my average mile time for longer distances, but I didn't know how much lower.
The weather started getting CRAZY once I walked outside. It's been a little rainy lately but wind picked up once I started my warm-up walk and by the last 3 minutes of my run it was a wild mixture of rain and wind. It was not nice. I couldn't see once the acid rain got in my eyes. I was a very angry blind man until the end. I had some pretty labored breathing during the last three minutes and it was clear that my legs are well ahead of my cardio stamina. I could have run faster but my breathing limited me a lot.
The interval training I have done is medium intensity from a cardio perspective. I am certainly building up endurance steadily, but I hardly have high intensity workouts. The mile run was a high intensity workout because I was trying to run my hardest. I'd say after about just two months of running, an 8:47 mile is pretty good. I want to do this mile run at least once a week because it's much different than what I'm used to and it will certainly improve my breathing and high-intensity stamina.
I was able to get a great pace during the first minute. Then I was brought back down to Earth steadily. I never felt like I went slower than my normal pace, but I definitely had a few moments where I had to slow to my normal pace. It was a tough run but it was exciting.
I should have done this earlier, but I would have probably been disappointed. It was such a different exercise. I felt like I was working hard the whole time and pushing my limits. It's great to put on a number on the feeling. I'm looking forward to the next run. 28 minutes!
No comments:
Post a Comment