Baby Steps

Distance: 1/2 mile
Time: 4:09

*Note - This run occurred on Wednesday, April 27th.

After Monday's inaugural run of 2011, I followed it on Wednesday with another similar run. Initially I wanted to up it back to a full mile, but it ended up being a busy afternoon (my parents came up to look at a house with us), so I decided to just quickly get in a half mile. Plus, my slow time of 4:22 on Monday told me that I still needed more time to build back up to my previous distances. This time, I knew I could go out a little bit faster, so I pushed it for the first quarter, but by the time I reached the halfway point, I could feel the fatigue setting in. I did my best on the second quarter, but I didn't have as strong a kick in me as I did Monday. I ended up getting a 4:09 -- bad, but not as bad as Monday. I'm actually surprised I'm running these half miles so slow. The very first half mile I timed last year, on May 26th, 2010, was a 3:39. So I really should be running faster than that now, but I think I'm holding myself back. Oh well, I'll give it a few more runs and see where I am. If I'm not running half miles in the 3s next week, we have a problem.