When the Feet Hit the Pavement

Today's workout here at my brother's was pretty good. He injured himself on our ride last Wednesday, and he is out for at least a couple weeks. So I had to workout without him today. The workout was a great start, bringing up my heart rate and really pushing my strength further. It feels good to have what used to be just flabby fat turn into muscle. Don't get me wrong, I'm not ripped by any means, however I am now a lot stronger than I was a few short weeks ago.

After my workout, I went running for the 3rd time since a really long time ago with my Brother. It was a little better, but I need a lot of work. I ended up running 3 miles in 30:12. I need to be able to run a lot faster than that, but as my Brother watched my stride he gave me some great suggestions as to how to improve my running form and improve my speed/endurance. I say it went well because I ran the 1st 2 miles in 19:00, which is an improvement on my previous run on Saturday (19:30). I still have 2:30 to shave off before Basic, and 5:30 to cut off by RIP.

While I recognize that I have a long way to go, I also see that I am making improvements. I need to hack off at least 1 min. a month, for the next 6 months. Sound crazy? Yes, yes I am.