Barely got out the door today, technology sucks:
- iPhone Alarm only vibrated, no audio. Woke up 10 minutes late
- My C25K timing playlist was out of order so it started on Week 9 so I…
- Had to edit my playlist on the Mac and re-sync but my iTunes library wasn’t mounted (sshfs) so I had to wait for Finder to timeout and then remount
- Of course right at that time iTunes wanted to sync my podcasts also
But I finally got out the door. 15 minutes late but at least I didn’t give up.
The Run
Did a run through a housing development near us. Was pretty flat but also got in a bit of trail running through a hidden park off of 209th. I wore my five fingers so my heels were (still are) killing me.
Learned
The five fingers aren’t that good on hard surfaces, especially since I my skin isn’t built up on my soles yet. They did help me feel my form more though, I could tell I need to shorten my stride a bit still.
The audio timing helped out a lot. This time I stopped and turned around right at the 50% mark so I didn’t get too far off course. If I keep turning around I should be able to see how far I go each day and try to increase it.
Checking the run in Runkeeper makes it really easy to see the intervals from C25K. I can see 9 perfect peaks where my pace increased (best peaked at 7:49 min/mile).
Next Run
My next run is on Saturday and it’s part of a evaluation test for UBC so I’m not going to follow C25K completely. It’s a 1.5 mile track run so I might try to use the timing but push myself harder.
After that I’m hoping to do my Saturday runs on a local trail. Should help my balance, save my heels, and be more interesting (Snakes on the trail!).
Run stats
- Distance: 2.15 miles
- Duration: 28:41 min
- Pace: 13:20 min/mi (5 minute warm-up/cool-down walks)
- Elevation change: 72 feet