1.61

I actually made it through 4 minutes and really didn't think about walking at any point. I took water with me this time and I think it made all the difference. That and the fact that I avoided running any of the uphill slants in the neighbourhood. I didn't check my time every 5 seconds either, which for me is a pretty huge deal. I still hate being slow but I can say that my average pace went down about a minute from the last time I ran. I took a look at my stats on the Nike+ website and I'm continually improving. My mileage is getting higher and my avg pace is getting lower every week. I know I'll hit the wall soon but hopefully looking at things like this will help me get through it.

1.63

While I was shuffling along home tonight after my interval run, I wondered why my feet and legs were so sore and heavy. I wasn't in serious pain, but I felt sluggish on my cooldown walk. I wondered if I shouldn't have just walked yesterday when I was supposed to instead of running intervals. When I got to my door and ended my run on Nike+, not only had I just finished my second longest run but I also ran my fastest mile yet. It brings my horribly embarrassing mile time from 15'07" to 14'50". I am officially under 15 minutes! There are actually people in the world who are slower than me now! Mediocrity, I'm comin' for ya!

Also, my left shin hurts a little. I'm glad tomorrow is my rest day.

1.27

Well, I didn't die. That's just about the best thing I can say for tonight. I was tired, I put it off for as long as possible, and it was so cold I think I froze my lungs. But I did it. I REALLY didn't want to run tonight. I also REALLY didn't think I'd be able to do 3 minutes again. 

I'm trying really hard not to think about how painfully slow I am. I know, logically, that I will get faster. In fact, I ran my fastest mile tonight. I try to just think of one or two days ahead and I know that eventually, I will run 5 or 6 miles and not even think twice about it. But today it seems hard. Not impossible, just really hard. 

I think I need to lay off the cheeseburgers and fries.