Running has been part of my life for some time. IN high school I was a XC (cross country) runner for 2 years, but the love of running was instilled much earlier. After about 2 years of not running in a focused manner I have come back with a vengence. I have set goals and have tried to reach those goals. IN high school I could run a 18:15-18:30 5k pretty good, sub 18:00 was hard to come by but I did do it once. Now getting back to running I was not expecting instanst sub 18:00 on a 5k but I was expecting to at least get sub 24:00 (8:00 min. a mile). I have been running now back at school for around 3 weeks consistently running 2 to 4 miles a day. My first attempt back on the 5k running in the ALS run at Murray State University with a time of 22:03 very respectable my first mile was 7:20, second mile consistent with a 14:40, and of course 22:03 for the last mile. This was a pretty consistent time on all three miles. Part of running is consistent times on miles. I was very happy with the time of the race for a first race back it was pretty good for me especially after being out of running for about 2 years.
The next race for me was Homecoming run 5k, this race was much stronger for me. 20:19 with a place finish of 6th overall and 2nd in age group. Hell, placement doesn't matter but to be up there felt pretty good. The reason I was so happy was because I hit my goal of under 22:03. Like last time I had consistent mileage times which is proven that helps you hit the goals. In my next race whenever that will be I hope to continue improving to under 20:19. If I can I want to find a longer distance run possibly a 7k. I hope to find another 5k in the area to get under the 20:19.
Any suggestions for a 7k or 5k run in the area of Murray or western KY?
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Sunday, October 01, 2006
I am on a roll
Ok, school is going way to fast and I need a slow down. All my classes are converging on a serious projects and that is killing me. To many 8-10 page papers due at the end of the semester to many lab reports due at a certain time. To many group projects due at the end as well. This is my only semester I have felt overwhelmed within the first couple of months of school. I am sure I can make it through but classes have ot slow down dramatically for this to be close to healthy.
NOw I must study for my three test while working on my 3-5 page paper due on Wed. and then on Wed begin research on my speech for next week. Geez, Fall Break can't come soon enough.
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Heath Brown
NOw I must study for my three test while working on my 3-5 page paper due on Wed. and then on Wed begin research on my speech for next week. Geez, Fall Break can't come soon enough.
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Heath Brown
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