Now that spring, or at least the promise of spring, has arrived with a psyche-out ‘extra’ hour (yeah, at the cost of an hour of sleep Saturday night, and extra darkness now in the morning), it’s time to think about… how fast you run.
We get really tired watching folks strolling on treadmills doing 13.5 minute/miles while they talk on their cell phones. Seriously, this is going on. One of our favorite segments on the local news once was an interview with a personal trainer who said that most people don’t challenge themselves enough (run fast enough) on treadmills to get any good aerobic benefit. She said do this: ‘pick it up’!
We sure liked her!
So do this. Figure out your current comfortable, normal (not speed or tempo) pace, either on a treadmill or on a measured course outdoors. Lop off 10 seconds per mile, and get out there and do it. Not for superlong hour upon hour runs (just yet), just pay attention to your pace, and try to cut ten seconds per mile off the average. Does it take you 34 minutes to run 4 miles (8:30 m/m)? Try running it in 33:20, and maybe more than once. Now, is that so hard? Hey, you might get used to it, and might run faster in your next race.
Gee willikers, we’re not so cranky after all!
No, YOU shut up!
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