Monday December 28:
5 miles of running bliss. When beginners ask me once they start working out how they can sustain it, the main goal for me as a coach is to get them to this point, where a run is a very enjoyable thing to behold. But, they need to go through a little pain first.
You see, running basically exposes the brutal truth of your fitness more than any other discipline. It is the one discipline where you have to totally carry your own weight, so when you start running after time away from the sport or for the first time ever, it can be a truly painful experience. So painful that they may want to running altogether.
What I as a coach do in this situation is tell them that the first 3 weeks are basically the worst, and then it gets better after that once their body starts adapting to the run...in which they start getting into a beautiful zone like today's run that I did. It's one of the greatest challenges as a coach to get discouraged people to stick with it, but when those very same people finish a run with a smile on their face a month later, I know I did my job well.
Here are the criticals for the 5 mile run: Moderately windy, temp 38F. Course is the South Ave. run course. Total time for this run is 41:42 (8:20/mi. pace).
Tomorrow morning I will probably double up the run in the morning and do a "ride" on my Computrainer in the PM. This might change if it gets really cold tonight.
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