3.01!!!

WOW!! What a night!! As I was out running, I had so many different potential headlines in my mind. But the one you see above prevailed. I ran 3.01 miles in my 30 minutes!!! WOO HOO!!

I had a board meeting from work last night, and didn't arrive home until about 9:15 PM. I knew my running window was closing as my GPS screen had turned the background to black shortly before I arrived, indicating sunset. So, I immediately changed my clothes and headed out.

And out with a bang I went. I could tell I was out at a prtty good pace when I started. And I finished my first mile in a little under nine and a half minutes. By the time I got to my 1 minute walking break, which came at the 20 minute mark tonight, I was slightly over 2 miles. I knew the 3 mile mark was within reach. When my 1 minute was up, I gave it a burst of speed again. I have to admit, I was keeping a little more of an eye on my watch than I normally like to. But it paid off. When I hit the 30 minute mark, I looked down, and I had done it. 3.01 miles!!! YIPPEE!!!

I'm also starting something new in September -- A 30 Day Challenge with EA Sports Active. It's an exercise game for the Nintendo Wii that I have and I'm going to start incorporating the workouts from there on my non-running days. Should be fun!!

To recap tonight -- 30 minutes; 3.01 miles; 6.0 MPH Average; 160 BPM Average Heart Rate' Max Speed -- 9.3 MPH; Max heart rate -- 172 BPM.