Short-runner-54

Alright so clearly I’m not great at this consistency thing. I have worked out at least four days a week for the last three weeks though. It’s some combination of cardio and weights. I feel stronger but I’m struggling to notice results. Nothing seems looser and if anything is I suppose I don’t notice.

I want to run a 5k every day of summer. Problem is when it is Terrible weather like today it’s almost impossible to run outside so then I have to run inside and I hate running on the treadmill. I think it’s the lack of natural progression of speed, hills and lack of scenery. My treadmill is right in front of a fireplace, starring at blue brick is unnerving.

Ran 1.94 miles today in just about 27 minutes. Slower pace than I would have liked because I was running with my dog who had to stop and smell every sign we passed. It was nice to have a consistent pace and have a running companion for motivation.

So 1.71 miles in roughly 20 minutes. I did a ten minute warm up of 100 jumping jacks, 25 squats, a handful of lunges and then stretching.

I’m frustrated with this endeavor. For one I haven’t run everyday, I haven’t even managed every other day. Secondly, I remember the first day of many cross country seasons and although I wasn’t tip top shape, I could run the 3-5 miles of day one. So why can’t I manage 2 miles?

The other frustrating thing is at one point in time I could crank out a 5k in roughly 23 minutes.