Just accomplished a personal BEST~NSV

BobbieLee1959

Went out tonight to get a little workout...because I was hungry and close to my goal on food. As I left the house, my goal was to burn some wiggle room, not really looking to hit my HR for cardio, just a nice easy pace...

I took one of my usual routes and when I hit my landmark for just over a half mile, two walkers took my normal path and I didnt want to appear to be stalking them, so I shot off in a different direction. The side street I took is very long, with no outlet, but I thought there was a turn off that went around a nice little lake (I was wrong), but I kept going, looking for that turn. I was almost at the end of the street when the app on my phone notified me I had hit my first mile. I thought it said 40 minutes and thought...wow...this IS an easy pace, I am really slackin tonight, so I pulled the phone out and tapped the app icon just to make sure I had heard it right. I was sooooo wrong!! It was 14 minutes, not 40. Now this had me really confused, because Friends, I didn not feel like I was going at a pace any quicker than my usual 20 minute mile. I mean to tell you, I thought I had slipped into a time warp or something!! Seriously, the pace I was going DID NOT FEEL like 14 minutes per mile!

Okay, so I kept going, thinking I would see the error at the end and laugh at myself for thinking I could have been walking that fast, but at the 2 miles marker, the app said my pace was a 13 minute mile...

I continued and took a route I am unfamiliar with and by this time it was nearly 10 pm and very dark. The sidewalks were in the shadows and I was getting nervous about tripping or stumbling, so I tried to stay in the most lighted areas and was being cautious. I crossed the main street getting into my neighborhood, but was still going pretty slow (streetlights are too few and far between for good walking after dark) and finally into my drive. I had walked 2.89 miles in just 39 minutes, meaning I had done almost 3 miles at a pace of 13 minutes 50 seconds and this included the fact that the last .9 mile was in the dark on an unfamiliar path. Wow is all I can say! YAY ME!

NOw mind you, I was sweating and tired when I returned home and it took me a good 5 minutes in front of the fan to fully recover, nontheless, this was the best pace I have EVER had! If it had not been so dark, I would have continued just to see what my 5 K time would have been, but there will be another day for this! I am just in AWE at the time I made!

My reward? A light strawberry yogurt and some fresh strawberries...and I way under my goal now, as I burned over 400 calories walking!

osewcute

WONDERFUL!!

rooster70460

Awesome job. I LOVE walking too!!!

Weaz66

Way to go Bobbie.........We are ALL so proud of you! Your hardwork is shining through....You Go Woman!!!! :flowerforyou: