6 miles a day… That is my new run.
In order to make this easier for me psychologically, I kept my 5 mile run in tact and added a mile at the beginning. So now, after the first mile my mind thinks I’m still running my old run. In fact it went so well yesterday that I ran 6 miles at 8:23, which is one of my best paces for my 5 mile run and my last mile yesterday was under 8:00 mile.
I am really working on “riding my run”. I wrote quickly about this the other day, but I am concentrating on letting my legs run and my body rest. The more relaxed I am the easier and faster I can run without as much effort. Mentally it is like my body is riding my legs rather than my whole body trying to get me going. That may not make sense, but it really seems to help me.
I have a meeting all day Saturday, so my (possibly last before my half) mountain run will have to wait until Sunday. That is usually the way things work, but I wish I could do the mountain run Saturday. Just my preference.
Also I got our hotel for the Country Music Half Marathon in Nashville, TN yesterday. Not cheap, but not a bad price. Everything is set and I’m running better then ever in my 350 mile Brooks. I can’t wait to get my new pair – unfortunately they won’t be in until next week. That won’t give me long to break them in before the race…
Life is good.
Tom
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Do you run six miles every day or is this becoming your new weekday distance? My weekday distance is almost always five miles.
It’s my new 5 day distance, other then my long run on the weekend. I’ll probably not do 6 everyday at first, but at least 3 of my 5 regular runs. Dies that make sense?
let your body ride your legs… such a great concept! Country Music Race is pretty big, but well run. I love that city too.
Thanks! I’m excited about running it. I haven’t run with more then 5,000 people in a race.
ohhhhhhhhhhhh well, it’s a pain in the rump. I prefer the smaller 5000 and less races. But Nashville’s charm might have worked on me some haha. have fun
I like the idea of adding a sneaky mile at the start! That’s a good strategy to keep the mind going strong. 🙂 Do you have a good 6 mile route near you that you are going to progress to eventually?
I have a 5 mile route that I run regularly. So I just added another mile. This is just neighborhood running, but works for me. 🙂
Awesome to hear – sounds like it’s all going really well 🙂
It really is going well. Actually to my surprise. I’m doing better in my running then ever in the past two years. Thanks! 🙂