So I know I said that I was taking this week off, but I decided to cheat. Besides, I said I wasn't going to do strength training, didn't mean I couldn't run! My cardio is a little more than weak, so I thought what better time to work on it. Mother has a treadmill in the basement just collecting dust, and it costs me nothing to walk down the steps. I was itching to do something today and I know I need my muscles need a rest, so I had to resist my urges to use my home dumb bells.
Bunny is my hero when it comes to cardio, especially now that I found out that she has been smoking and still is a beast (admonish her here). So she is the inspiration in my cardio fitness desires. Well anyhow, enough babbling, how about I reveal my time.
Now, this is truly pitiful, I know, but I just started and I used to not be able to run AT ALL. Now I obviously didn't run the entire time, but in my defense, the first 2 minutes of my run (until I HAD to slow down) were done at a 5 (whatever the increment of measurement they use) incline and I didn't realize it until 5 minutes in, when I was ready to run again.
I ran/walked a mile in 15 minutes and 4 seconds.
Damn, dude, you were only 4 seconds away from PASSING the Presidential Fitness test!!! I was doing 15 minute miles in February...that was only 6 months ago. If you keep it up, you'll be doing 5ks in under 30 minutes in no time!
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ReplyDeleteHow often did you run to get that good in 6 months?
Ten minutes a day at first, just to warm up for booty camp, then I started to jog with friends at least twice a week. I may have had a leg up, so to speak, since I was always a server in a high volume restaurant, and rode my bike several miles a day.....
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