After not walking for a couple of weeks, we finally made it out yesterday. It was a sunny day, although slightly chilly, but we decided to head to the park and walk there while the girls played. A half-mile in, Melinda started having a lot of trouble with her asthma and had to stop, but she graciously let me continue. Melinda ended up doing a couple of miles, but I had my longest walk so far at 5 miles. I was supposed to be up to 8 yesterday, but didn’t want to push it after being off for so long. Here are my splits:
- 15:04.234
- 14:43.640
- 14:55.603
- 15:00.804
- 14:54.913
The best part? I felt GREAT! I think I experienced a “runner’s high”. I was a little winded until about mile 3.5. After that, I just kind of zoned out and didn’t even realize I was walking. I looked at the frisbee players, the trees, the path, and listened to the iPod. I felt good, and the next couple of miles went by fast. The one drawback was that mile 4 was my slowest time, a by-product of the “zoning” I’m sure, but I picked it up in the end.
I am very pleased with my time, and the five miles. I am more excited now than I have been in a while about my ability to finish and finish well.