Our First Run Together

Today was our first day running together! It was so nice to have someone to run with me. I am so glad we are doing this together because it is something we both want and enjoy doing.

The weather here in Maryland was HOT today, and this heat is supposed to continue through the weekend with a high near 100 on Saturday! This weather has definitely been crazy this summer. Hopefully the temperature will start to drop once we hit August, but not counting on it. Since it was so HOT, and they were calling for thunderstorms, we decided to switch the mileage for our runs. Today we ran 3 miles, instead of 5 miles, so we could make sure we at least get our run in, so tomorrow we will run 5 miles. It is still going to be hot, but better than getting caught in a thunderstorm!

Now that we are running together, our runs will be in the early evenings when Rob gets home from work, except on Saturdays. Saturdays will be early morning runs because those are our long run days, and we need to get them done before it gets too hot outside.

We went out for our run tonight around 6:45 pm. We tried to wait for the temperature to drop some before we went out, but also wanted to get our run in before it rained. The temperature for our run today was around 90 degrees. I am sure the humidity was pretty high again, since they were calling for thunderstorms. All I know is, is it was HOT out there!

Our 3 mile run today was pretty good. I am getting used to running and really enjoy it, something I NEVER thought I would say. Now, I have to get used to slowing my pace down a little bit, and running with someone else. Today we ran the 3 miles a little slower than I had been, but it was still a good run. We were probably a little slower because it was so hot outside. We were also a little slower because Rob is just getting over being sick, but was still determined to get out and do the run.

We finished our 3 mile run in 32:55, which is still a 10:58 minute mile. Not bad! Before we started Insanity and training for our first marathon I was running a 12 to 13 minute mile, so staying between a 10 and 11 minute mile is a huge accomplishment for me. I am so proud of where I have come! I can’t wait to prove to myself that I can do this!

Today's run summary:

Miles---3
Time---32:55
Cool Down---9:45
Total Time---42:00
Total Calories---618

Total Miles Run---23

Next run: Thursday, July 22nd---5 miles!

Thanks for following our journey!