Today I headed for the gym for my long run, and I decided to run in 20 minute intervals for a total of 1 hour of running. I felt that being on the treadmill, I need to make it manageable in my head to do this. So breaking it down into 3 mini runs made sense to me.
First 20 minute run I ran 1.19 miles. I started slow, and I forced myself to stay at a slower pace for this first block of time. My mistake is always going too fast at the start. To be honest, I felt like the 20 minutes would never end.
Next 20 minutes I did 1.20 miles. I went a bit faster. I started the first runs at a 3.6 on the treadmill, and got up to a 3.7. During this block of time, I pretty much stayed at the 3.7 mph on the treadmill, doing a 5 min/1 min run/walk.
For the last 20 minutes, I alternated between a 3.7 and a 3.8 mph, and finished with 1.24 miles, for an overall total of 3.63 miles in an hour. I was tired at the end, but pleased with the run.
A woman came up to me when I was in my last 7 minutes and asked, "Didn't I see you here an hour ago?" I told her I was running for an hour. She told me she teaches yoga and was impressed I ran the duration of her class, and I needed to keep up the good work. I gave her a thumbs up.
All in all a good day. I really think when you run longer distances, you need to keep it manageable in your head, and not think about the total you have to do. Making me do 3 blocks of 20 minute runs helped me mentally. Next week is to do 1 1/2 hours, and break that up into 3 minute blacks.
Charlie
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