Wednesday, June 18, 2014

5K for Orphans Training: Week 6

This week's runs:
  1. 5 min. run, 3 min. walk, 8 min. run, 3 min. walk, 5 min. run
  2. 10 min. run, walk 3 min., 10 min. run
  3. 25 min. run

Week 6, Run 1: (6/14) Great run! Two 5 min runs, one 8 min run in between with 3 min walks between each run. About 3/4 of the way thru the 8 min I wanted to stop and walk when the song "don't give up" popped up on my playlist. I made it! In exactly one week I will be running my first 5K!
Average Pace: 17:58 minutes/mile
Mileage: 2.03 miles

Week 6, Run 2: (6/15) Great run! Driver's please pay attention to people In the crosswalk. Don't be liking at your phone or radio when you're coming up to a stop sign...watch for pedestrians! Okay, ff my soapbox. Beautiful breeze out there today. Two 10 min runs with 5 min walk between. Next 2 runs this week are 25 min straight...can't wait!
Average Pace: 17:44 minutes/mile
Mileage: 2.08 miles

Week 6, Run 3: (6/17) Great run! A little toasty out there, but the breeze and occasional raindrop helped. One more 25 min run before race day!
Average Pace: 17:24 minutes/mile
Mileage: 1.91 miles (Runkeeper app started late)

One more 25 minute run before Race Day!


THIS WEEK'S PROGRESS
Total miles logged this week: 6.02 miles
Total miles logged YTD: 52.7 miles

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