2.55. 2.55 miles in 20 minutes. I am ecstatic! When I first started running it seemed like I'd never get there, just doing 2 miles in 20 minutes took all my will power and limited fitness. And as my fitness began to increase slower than I'm used to, it was getting a bit discouraging, but now finally I reach my first target of 2.50 miles in 20 minutes.
After doing the 2.47, I went to the gym last week and did a frustrating 2.49 mile run. These hundreds of a mile were beginning to annoy me. Today I decided to try and over-shoot it. The theory seemed sound enough; I kept aiming for 2.5 and falling short so if I aim for 2.55 I can slow down once it passes 2.5 and finally reach my target. However as I drew on 18 minutes, I was still worryingly short of even 2.50 so in a desperate move, I kicked it into high gear and started running at 10 miles per hour. I dared not look at the treadmill distance reading or time reading, for fear that I'd lose concentration or drive when I saw how much time was left. Finally when the treadmill jerked down to a slower speed, I threw a weary glance and thankfully I had actually done the 2.55.
The result is very encouraging. It is a quantifiable result of the training and hard-work. It also marks the conclusion of the first phase of my training. This phase was simply designed to get me disciplined with gym attendance and to raise my fitness to a point where I could begin training for longer distances without having to move at an incredibly slow pace. The next level is to build up to 7 km runs, I'll do one fast run every week with the aim of getting to 2.75 miles in 20 mins. I'll also do two 30 minute runs while steadily increasing distance. We'll see how it goes...
Progress: 2.55 miles in 30, first target reached!!!
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