24.2 to go!

I had it in my head that I wanted to run 2 miles today. The most I've run continuously is about 1.5 I think, so 2 miles was a big step up, but I felt pretty confident that if I ran slow and steady I could do it. I wanted to head out at 6:30 AM - I hate running and it's better for me to just do it in the morning and get it over with, so that I don't have to worry for the rest of the day. But of course, even though I woke up at 6:20 (I wake up really early naturally most days, I don't even need to set an alarm) I ended up lolling around in bed for an hour reading stuff on the internet. By the time I headed out, it was almost 8 AM.

I almost didn't run because it looked like a big storm was rolling in - we had a huge one here last night, and another one is clearly on its way. But I'm glad I did - I am really heat sensitive and because of the storm it was nice and cool outside, and a little bit dark. I walked down to the Canal and I'm excited to say I made it the whole way! Well, sort of. During the first mile my knee was kind of hurting, so after I ran the first mile I walked for a tenth of a mile. I don't actually think I needed to do it, but mentally it helped to take that little break and then start up again.

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My first mile was 12:10, my second was 12:58, and that's including that little walk break. That's well below what I need to be for the Disney marathon (16:00 mile) so I'm really pleased. I know most runners would consider that incredibly slow, but it's fast for me!

In order for me to be ready for the Disney marathon, I need to start Hal Higdon's Novice Supreme Program on June 17th. I'd like to be running 3 miles by then, so that I am at a good starting place for the "long" runs. I feel like that's a reasonable goal right now. And now, I can relax for the rest of the day! One of my cats has a head start!