Duh-d-d-duh (that was supposed to be a trumpet fanfare...it didn't go as planned) I ran my first consecutive mile today! That's not to say that I did it quickly, nor am I saying that it was easy. It's done, though. So, a little re-cap: I decided to run really slow, so that I could make sure to run the full mile without having to stop. By about a quarter of a mile in, I was missing Bethany, because I'm not very internally motivated and I generally want to stop when it starts hurting. I pushed through it, though, and, despite my heavy-breathing, I started to feel a little better once I committed to finishing. Now here's the kicker. It started hailing (yes, hailing) at just before the half mile mark. The old me would have packed it in and called it a night, but the new motivated (read: accountable) me didn't want to quit just because of some stupid precipitation. I'm not sure what the people passing me on the road thought of the slow girl running in the hail, but I also don't really care. At about a quarter mile left I had to start chanting to myself, "It's only a quarter mile, you can totally run that far. You could run a quarter mile in your sleep, etc." When I realized I was going to have a lot left at the end of my run, I decided to pick up the pace and finished at (almost) a sprint. I still didn't wear my watch today, but from the time before and after my run, I'm thinking it was a sub-12:00 mile, which is pretty good for me. Moab, here I come!
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