You know you had a good run when……

There are those runs that one has that you end up knowing that you have had a good run when you accomplish multiple things in one run and feel really good when you finish! My run today had 3 different focuses all wrapped up into one. They are: 1) Distance = 3 miles, 2) Hill runs, 3) Speed Drills – 2 and let me tell you, Wow! Total time for the run was 38 minutes. Finish time was not the objective. I’ve been known to combine different aspects into training runs in the past. I probably could have went another mile today, but kept it at 3 miles Not a bad start considering that my first race is just around the corner. Oh, I’ve longed for Spring…

Cracked the door, opened up and ran for it

It was 37 degrees outside and sunny with a chill. At 2:00pm I ran for 26 minutes which ended up being for a distance of 2 miles. I am in the process of converting my focus from distance to time. My only concern with this is how it could effect my performance with the races I do each year. I’ve been distance oriented all this time just so I could do these races. Today’s run was great! I loved it! I am sooooo glad I ran today, that I can’t even express it. Now, I admit, to some degree I took it easy except for a certain part on the way back in which, I’ll explain later on in this post.

Now as far as this time vs distance thing, can anyone tell me the pros and cons about this subject? If there are any? I’ve learned a lot about running in the 12 years that I’ve been running and never once attempted to focus my runs on time except for limiting myself for distances depending upon the day when time was a factor because of other things going on.

I was surprised how good the run went today. Distance wise, it was my very first good run of the year. Unfortunately, my running will slow for a bit this month due to a project at work. It will be March when my running starts picking up.

Speaking of picking up, as I was starting to mention earlier, on the way back, I picked up my pace and applied something that I learned from runnersworld.com on the subject “bouncing” as I ran. I must admit, I could not believe what I was experiencing. Thank God there was no ice on the road, for my face would have met the pavement. So, I now have 2 elements to start working on in my training. These elements are the bouncing and the all out “afterburner” runs that I did last summer. This should be interesting as it gets warmer. Well, for all of you that haven’t ventured out yet, “get out there!”

Have a good run!

Tim

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