Today was a distance run- 4 miles. Not too bad- just under a third of a race. Anyway, my mom and I set a pace we want to strive for for our first race this November. We want to average about 3.5. That's a bit more of a fast walk rather than a run, but it keeps us from being swept up. This first half marathon has a minimum time of 4 hours. Averaging 3.5 mph will give us enough time to finish the race comfortably and will be a good head start for training for the Princess, which has a minimum time of 3.5 hours. With character stops along the way we will definately want to average 4mph or a little faster to keep from being swept up.
Anyway, how was todays run? It was distance based, rather than time based. I managed the four miles in 66:53 with an average speed of 3.5 mph and a fastest mile of 16:32. I just need to be able to last this long for 3.75 hours instead of just over one and I'll be great!
My goal right now is to finish the race. I can worry about personal records when I have more races under my belt. Write you again soon!
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