First Outside Run...

Headed to the old Middle School track...or should I say what is left of it.  It was my high school track when I was a kid and I have run many miles on that track.  It was a good starting place for the first outside run.  Too bad it was pretty cold out.  The temp was hoovering around 30, but it was going to be great practice for the run on December 4th.

I had my ipod ready and I dressed a bit less that warm just because I knew I'd get warm as I started running.  We got to the track and well.....it was pretty sad shape.  It was runnable but not how I imagined it would be.  It was comforting to picture myself all those years back running on that track....sorta nostalgic!

I was able to keep pretty good pace while running outside and it seemed to be a lot easier outside running that on the treadmill.  I'm still confident that I can get my 5k time in 30 minutes.  This was the start of week 7.  I hope to run all of week 7 outside.  Day 2 I'd like to try street running with hills and all that jazz.  I'm sure my pace will go down a bit, but it will be a lot more fun.

So in all I ran 2.5 miles in my twenty five minute time chunk and did a full 5k again in 35 minutes.

I am feeling very good about my running progress.  It makes me smile.

 Going out for my first outdoor run!!!