I woke up this morning and my Achilles tendon felt a bit sore and I also had a slight headache.  As a result, I decided I do an easy 3-mile run today.

I started off, and maintained about a pace just slightly slower than 11min/mile.  It ended up being a very easy run with an average pace of 11:22min/mile and my average heart rate was 148BPM.  4-7 beats lower than my normal heart rate.  When I was done running, I didn’t feel tired and my breathing was just a little faster than if I was out on a walk.  In all, it was a very easy run.

This is really quite amazing when I think back just 2 months ago, I couldn’t run 3 miles without taking a little walking break and I was averaging just over 14min/mile.  One month ago, I was running 3 miles, but averaging just over 12min/mile.  Now I’m averaging just over 10min/mile and an 11min/mile pace is super-easy.

I have a goal of running my first marathon in 3:30 which would be an 8min/mile pace.  The possibilities now seem endless and my goal doesn’t see that unrealistic giving that I have another 15 months to improve.

Posted by derek in Training