NSV: Running 6 miles

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EmYounginTonga
EmYounginTonga Posts: 87
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the scale may not have moved down this week......

However my victory is that today I ran 6 miles in 1:05:05 !! (That is a 10:50 a mile splits) This is my personal best! So excited! I am training for a 1/2 marathon on May 20th.... my goal is 2:25 (11:03 a mile splits) So I am getting really pumped up that I CAN make my goal! I still have lots of work to do, but this was much needed motivation today!

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  • abellante_0205
    abellante_0205 Posts: 368 Member
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    CONGRATS!
  • DataBased
    DataBased Posts: 513 Member
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    Marvelous - your dedication and hard work is really paying off! I continually learn here that the scale is NOT the best measure of success.

    Well done!
  • nataliefallbach
    nataliefallbach Posts: 105
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    Good Job!
  • akjstyles
    akjstyles Posts: 75 Member
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    Fantastic job!
  • Brandongood
    Brandongood Posts: 311 Member
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    good job! you'll find yourself getting faster and faster
  • JulieG1443
    JulieG1443 Posts: 43
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    Very well done! I have to put in so much effort to do 3 miles and even then I think 1/3 of it is walking at 4mph!
  • tbresina
    tbresina Posts: 558 Member
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    I just started running, or should I say jogging.......im not very fast. I have only done 1 mile so far without stopping but that is huge for me! I never in a million years thought that at 42 I would start running/jogging. The high I get is huge, I feel amazing afterwards! I scheduled myself to do a 5k mud run in September, I am going to tackle that with gusto!
  • jacquiroxx
    jacquiroxx Posts: 68 Member
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    Congrats- that is awesome!! I LOVE the feeling of hitting new "longest distance" records! Keep at it :)
  • cgsr
    cgsr Posts: 113
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    That's awesome! Congrats!
  • SuperMelRunning
    SuperMelRunning Posts: 2
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    Congrats on your run. As a runner myself I would suggest slowing down your runs. You are essentially racing every run you are doing and not getting enough recovery time if you are running faster than your goal race pace. Keep up the good work.
  • erin_zuk
    erin_zuk Posts: 226 Member
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    that's an awesome NSV! congrats on the big accomplishment!
    I will definitely second the above poster - make sure your long runs are nice and slow...don't push yourself too hard :)
  • hubkal
    hubkal Posts: 125 Member
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    wow! 6 miles is a long way! :smile: I am proud of your success! I hope I can find mine!
  • PhotographerOfNature
    PhotographerOfNature Posts: 452 Member
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    That is sooooo wonderful! Way to go! You will have no problem with that 1/2 marathon.

    tbresina: I started running about 40 years old too and have completed 2 - 5Ks. You can definitely do it!!! Good job both of you!
  • CDresp
    CDresp Posts: 204 Member
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    AMAZING!!!! You will make it without any doubt!
  • Sox90716
    Sox90716 Posts: 976 Member
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    Awesome job! Way to go! I am getting fired up for a half in June!
  • EmYounginTonga
    EmYounginTonga Posts: 87
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    Thanks for the well wishes, I had terrible week, so it really picked me up that I had such a good run!

    Thank you for the advice on running a bit slower - I know, I know I was going to do a slower pace, but got caught up in catching a guy running on the trail in front of me, .... took me a 1/4 mile to catch him, then I sort of just got all pumped up and had a "I must win" moment" and just took off.... Doesn't happen very often, so I will take it when it does!

    Here is a question for you - so that is basically my race pace that I ran - what should I be training at - 1 minute slower than race pace? 2 min?? I am not sure on that one?? Any advice would be great!

    Thanks!

    Em
  • athensguy
    athensguy Posts: 550
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    It's hard to figure out race pace.

    It might be a good idea to sign up for a 5K sometime in April and see how you do. Then you can use a training calculator to see what it estimates your half marathon pace to be.

    http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/trainingcalculator
  • BobbyDaniel
    BobbyDaniel Posts: 1,460 Member
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    Great job!!!
  • dorseykm
    dorseykm Posts: 412 Member
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    Congrats & awesome job! I'm training for a half marathon in June.
  • hkulbacki
    hkulbacki Posts: 187 Member
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    Congrats! You'll do great for your 1/2.

    Here's another pace calculator
    http://www.runworks.com/calculator.html

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