Now I had a goal! To run/walk 500 miles between June 1, 2010 and May 31, 2011! I also had the means to track myself and reward myself for achieving it.
What happened next has literally boggled my mind!
What started out as a simple goal to keep up my basic normal pace, except to become consistent with it, soon became an obsession!
I started out the first month on my 4 miles 3 times per week plan with some longer runs thrown in on the weekends.
Then the second month two things happened. Because of my consistency, I started getting in better shape and consequently started breaking some of my long time PRs!
Secondly, I ended up going over 100 miles for the month! I had never really planned for that to happen.
So in August, I decided to step up the pace to 5 miles 3 times a week. Nothing that spectacular happened and I didn't quite hit 100 miles that month but it did set me up for a great September!
I was cookin' in September! I broke 9 personal records that month, almost 1 every other time I ran! I was feeling great!
Then as the end of the month drew nearer, it dawned on me that if I could step up the pace just a little bit more, I was on track to hit my 500 mile goal by the end of October! That was only five months into my year!
What happened next has literally boggled my mind!
What started out as a simple goal to keep up my basic normal pace, except to become consistent with it, soon became an obsession!
I started out the first month on my 4 miles 3 times per week plan with some longer runs thrown in on the weekends.
Then the second month two things happened. Because of my consistency, I started getting in better shape and consequently started breaking some of my long time PRs!
Secondly, I ended up going over 100 miles for the month! I had never really planned for that to happen.
So in August, I decided to step up the pace to 5 miles 3 times a week. Nothing that spectacular happened and I didn't quite hit 100 miles that month but it did set me up for a great September!
I was cookin' in September! I broke 9 personal records that month, almost 1 every other time I ran! I was feeling great!
Then as the end of the month drew nearer, it dawned on me that if I could step up the pace just a little bit more, I was on track to hit my 500 mile goal by the end of October! That was only five months into my year!
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