Best run yet
Riley and I had an awesome run this afternoon. It helped that there was a nice breeze and it was decently cloudy, but the best part is that I've finally found that "conversational" pace at which I should be running. Up to now I've apparently been letting Riley pull me into going just slightly faster than I should, but that tiny bit has been fast enough to make me feel like I'm going to die. Today I was very careful to set the pace myself, and I felt great the whole time. Now I'm confident that I can start increasing the distance this weekend. I've veered off the Couch to 5K plan, which was moving a little faster than I wanted to go, and now my goal is to be comfortable run/walking (I'm still taking walk breaks, but they're much shorter than they were early in the program) three miles by the Nov. 4 Race for the Cure. I think we can do it!
Later I went swimming in Barton Creek, which is *perfect* right now. I'm so glad I took today off work too; I really needed a relaxing day after the craziness of ACL.
Later I went swimming in Barton Creek, which is *perfect* right now. I'm so glad I took today off work too; I really needed a relaxing day after the craziness of ACL.