Spring Training Begins!

Time: 45:00
Distance: 4.5
Per Mile: 10:00

This past Saturday, April 25th, spring training with the group Sole Runners began. As always, i woke up in desperate need of coffee: first stop: Starbucks.

I arrived in Long Beach at the Marina Vista Park just before 7am to find I was hardly the first person there. In fact, i was one of the last to arrive. It was nice to see so many familiar faces, and so many new faces. After a quick Chi-running lesson lead by coach Steve Mackel we were off. It was such a great day for a run, I could not have asked for anything more. Upon arriving back to the park I looked at my stats and came to realize one thing: I HAVE LOWERED MY MILE AVERAGE BY TWO MINUTES! I ran a 10 minute mile, which for many is slow, but for someone like me who is trying to lose weight and race faster a HUGE accomplishment. I was thrilled.....let's hope I can maintain it at the race this weekend!

Next up: Palos Verdes Half Marathon, May 2nd....followed by another 1 to 1 1/2 hour(s) of running. Gotta keep to the plan even with a race.