Friday, May 28, 2010

As predicted, those hills were cruel.

Last night's 39 minute run around the park was... rough-ish. I was flying solo, as everyone else had conflicts, and I was running the path in the direction with a bunch of short, steep uphills.

I'll be honest. There was a teeny part of me that kept whispering to myself "you can cheat. no one will know." But that would just make next week's 41 minute runs harder, and I'd just be cheating my conditioning.

I have this plan to lose 20 pounds in 100 days, right in time for the Disneyland 1/2. During this year's Princess 1/2, I really REALLY noticed every pound I had gained since last year. It really took its toll on me, and I think my time could have been under 2:30 if I were not dragging that extra weight around.

So far I am on track to meet my goal, so I'm hoping that even though the runs are getting longer, they will actually feel a little easier. Fingers crossed!

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