So for a while now, I've been using a couch to 5K program to help me get accustomed to building up endurance for running. Man, getting out at lunch and running along the river is really surprisingly freeing. Sure, I get exhausted, but it feels good to just go and think about nothing else but bitchin' tunes in my ear and a downriver breeze.
Today, I had an idea to download a metronome to my phone. I have a habit of often trying to match pace to the different the tempos of whatever tune is playing. So I figured if I have a metronome ticking in the background, I can set myself a specific pace to try to follow, so that I don't speed up or slow down and maybe it would help keep me focused. I set it for 140 bpm and that's not too bad. I'll keep it at that for a little while before I start trying to increase it a little. Although beautiful days like today aren't going to happen much more often this year and I have ZERO motivation to get out and run when it's cold out.
I'm still getting the hang of all this and I really only get (or make) the time to get out and run a couple times a week. I'm pleased with myself that I survived two 10 minute jogs today at 140 bpm. Got a lot of work to do, and I totally want to. For now, I'm happy knowing that I'm making some sort of effort to do better for myself.
City Island in Harrisburg (an island in the middle of the Susquehanna River, home of the Harrisburg Senators baseball team AND stadium, parking, and a walking bridge to and from the Harrisburg side of the river) - the loop around it is .8 miles. I made that in 10:44 today, which was my best time yet (according to Strava, which I really like). Yay me!