New Day and a New Goal

I started this blog so I would have a place to record my workouts.  I have taken a break from walking/jogging since the Seattle Rock-n-Roll Marathon on June 23rd. 

June 29th – 3.2 Miles in 45 minutes

July 2 – 5 Miles in 93 minutes – Walked with Terri

July 9 – 5 Miles in 93 minutes – Walked with Terri

Today I jogged/walked on the treadmill.  5 Miles in 68 Minutes!  I jogged most of this at the pace of 4.5 mph.  Unfortunately, when I am jogging outside my body wants to go at 5 mph and I have a difficult time sustaining that pace.  I’m very happy with myself for getting back on the horse and jogging again.  I was scared I might have lost my jogging ability in the few weeks since the awesome marathon Alyssa and I did together. 

One of my goals for jogging is to jog for long periods of time.  I consider a long period of time to be 2 hours without stopping to walk.  I would LOVE to jog 10 miles without stopping sometime in the future.  Right now I’ll consider jogging 5 miles thrice a week without stopping awesome!  I think I’ll make jogging 5 miles, 3 times a week, my goal for August.  I have 20 days to get my body in shape for that. 

I’m leaving for a quilt retreat tomorrow at Sisters Oregon with Tracy Harper and Julie Huffman.  I packed my jogging clothes and hope to do a short jog on Thursday and Friday mornings.  It will have to be early because the predicted temperature is 90 degrees.  We’ll see if I get up early and do it.