This past Wednesday I ran my fastest mile to date! Oh Yea…I really can’t believe. I’m still a little in shock.
I have been wanting to try and run a fast mile for a bit now. The last time I tried to run a quick mile was on June 6. Well, I bet that time by 7 seconds. Not a huge jump in pace, but I’ll take it.
This run was a last minute decision. I was on my way from my parents house and thought I would call up a friend to see if she wanted to meet me at our local high school track. It was already late in the evening, so I thought maybe a mile would be a good run. Get some miles in and chat with a friend. Well, she was up for it. We meet at the track and thought, let’s just see how fast we can do a mile. Now, my friend is a lot faster than I am so she said she would do all the talking and let me focus on the running.
We started out really strong running at 9:00. I thought to myself, I really think I can do this. First lap around was great. My friend was talking helping me keep my mind off the running. Second lap was pretty good too. We were running around 9:30. The third lap was rough. I slowed down a bit to 10:00. I was getting tired. The we entered the fourth and final lap and I just kick it into gear. Running under 9:00. We finished strong! I thought I was going to die. I did it…9:33!
I haven’t really been too motivated to run lately, so my times just aren’t improving. In fact they’ve been getting worse. I’m sure a lot of it has to do with it being summer time and its hot and humid. So far this month I have only ran 15 miles.
I have two 5 K races in September and need to get focused! I think doing one speed workout a week may help my time get better and keep me motivated to log more miles.
What tips do you have for speed workouts?
HELP PLEASE!!!