NSV - Running

Some background: On July 25 I was able to run 2.08 Miles (mapmyrun.com to figure out distance) in 24 minutes, or 5.2 MPH, 11:30 Min Mile. My goal was 23 - 25 min of cardio. I ran away from home for 12:00 minutes, found a natural end point, and turned around and ran back, That is why the odd distance.

I ran three days a week, Tues, Thurs, and Sat Morning first thing, when it was still dark most of the time. When I was completing that distance in 21 minutes I bumped up the distance to maintain 24 - 25 minutes.

Fast forward 100 + days and I ran 5K (3.1 M) this morning in 27:35 Minutes, 6.74 MPH, or 8:54 Min Mile. With the remnants of a cold, and with stopping for a breather (w/ stopwatch running) three times.:happy:

Even when I was an athlete in high school I could never run like that. I am 6' 2" 224 lbs (25% BF) , which is still thirty pounds and 10% BF from my goal weight/BF as well!

I give much of the credit to changing my running stride to a mid foot strike and my Saucony Kinvara Minimalist shoes, I eventually want to go to a Vibram Five Fingers. For the first time ever I do not have stress injuries on my joints when I run (I used to run with a heel strike). In case you were wondering, I also have been doing a pushup, ab, squat, lunge, dumbell row circuit training two days a week at home as well. My thing is trying to keep all my exercise time below 29 minutes so that i will always have time to do it.

I just had to share, I am really excited.