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A Running Breakthrough!

November 27, 2013 By: Runner Leana

Something very exciting happened on my run yesterday!  Something I haven’t done in over three years!

I had a 30 min run on my schedule yesterday with no agenda.  Just run.  With a slight reprieve from the cold I figured this was a long sleeve charcoal Flyte and squid ink Locks Run capri (aka the Lesley knicker).  I love this colour combo!

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I headed out on the pathway along at a pace that felt right to me.  A few minutes later I looked down at my Garmin and saw I was running a 9:50 mile.  I don’t usually see that on a training run these days!  Seeing that pace I wanted to see if I could keep it up.  My pace kept dropping and at my turnaround I realized that if I kept this up…maybe, just maybe…I could run a sub 30 min 5K???  I had a slight downhill and a tail wind on my way back that worked to my advantage.  I also had a fellow in front of me that I was keeping pace with so it helped as a visual to try and keep up with him.

I kept telling myself that I wanted this, the only thing that mattered was running a sub-30 5K.  Just keep running.  You want this!  It was a great mental exercise!!  And when I hit 3.1 mi on my Garmin I saw this:

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I haven’t run a sub-30 5K in over three years!!!  This feels like a huge breakthrough.  I have a feeling that my tough spin classes and strength training may be helping?  I’ve had a tough time hitting my running goals in races this year so here is a sign that my old running speed is coming back!

Have you had a run that has surprised you recently?

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Comments

  1. 1

    Rose says

    November 27, 2013 at 1:39 pm

    Nice work!!!

  2. 2

    Krys Klinge says

    December 1, 2013 at 12:35 am

    That’s awesome! I’ve yet to accomplish a 5K in 30 mins. I’ve done a 10-in-60 though… but that was a few years ago.

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