There were only two runs again this week as I had a busy weekend of working which wore me out to the point of needing a few days rest.  I ran Tuesday and Thursday and while it is still difficult I think I’m starting to win the mind games.  I’ve been trying to go into the workouts telling myself that I can make it and while running I try and just keep my mind occupied on other things so that I wont be obsessing over the amount of time left.  My pace is still pretty slow but I’ve been mixing some intervals into the last 10 minutes of the run so that I try and run faster for 30 seconds and then slow back down for 30 to 60 seconds.  Hopefully that will help my endurance and pace in the long haul.

Here are the Garmin stats for my two days of running:
Avg Pace during the 30 minute run: 1 mile in 14 minutes 4 seconds
Avg Speed: 4.3 mph
Avg HR: 153 bpm
Total Distance Run For The Week: 5.18 Miles
Total Calories Burned: 568
Total Exercise Time For The Week: 1 hour 14 minutes

In the above figures I averaged the pace and avg speed for my 30 minutes of running but the other numbers are based on the complete exercise time which is 36 minutes per day.  See you next week!

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