And so it begins...

After coming home from Florida last night, I was pleasantly surprised by the news that I was off from my job today due to the fact that it is a holiday (Presidents birthday). Now having a day off, I decided to take the opportunity to run outside and take my training more seriously. It was a bit cold outside but I prefer to run out doors than on a treadmill, especially if I plan to run for more than 30 minutes.



So my goal today was to run 4 miles in 38 minutes. I haven't been consistently running and I wanted to make my goal a bit.. realistic. So I put my i-pod on and started my watch. I mapped out my run and began running to the beat of the music. When I ran to my destination and stopped my watch,  I was beyond excited to see my time. My goal was to run 4 miles in 38 minutes but I ran 4.01 miles in 34:30 secs! That averages out to be a little less than 9 minute miles (around 8:50) I am beyond excited!

Hopefully the next time I run 4 miles I can take 1 minute off that time!