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Today was my so-called "graduation" run. And it was close enough to being warm and sunny that I reckoned I could get away with running it in the park. To my surprise, it was almost enjoyable! Being outdoors in the morning sunshine, the smell of wet greenery, and a physical challenge I was reasonably confident I could do. It is December, after all, and a few times it clouded over and there was a cold wind and a squall of rain, but I found I didn't mind that, it was just so pleasant to be outdoors doing exercise. (If it had been cloudy, windy and raining the whole time it might have been miserable enough that the gym would be preferable, but a few minutes didn't matter.)

I found a good rhythm, and although I was breathing hard I didn't feel I had to force myself through pain to be able to complete the run. It was on the slow side, 3.7 km including the warmup so 9½' /km. But it was really good to feel that I still had capacity to do more, either a longer distance or a faster pace, rather than just barely managing to complete.

It occurs to me that to get from where I am now to the actual 5k, I have to improve as much as I did from the beginning of the programme to the end. My first recorded distance was 2.6 km and my PR now is 4 km (both including the warm-up), so I have to find a way to add on another mile. But after such a good run today I feel confident that if I keep practising I'll get there eventually. I mean, hey, maybe that's just the endorphins talking, but I'll take what I can get.

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Date: 15/12/2012 02:35 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] ewt
Well done!

Just because the endorphins are talking doesn't mean they aren't right. I think if you keep practising you will keep improving.
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