Yesterday I ran outside, for the first time since late June. It was awesome! And awful! At the same time.
The awesome part was that I was, like I said, running outside for the first time since late June, and also because I was able to maintain 8:30 pace for 3 miles. The increase in speed is definitely due to Running Less and Running Faster, with my recent treadmill miles run at 8 and 8:27 pace.
The awful part was that I was only able to keep my pace for 3 miles. My quads really started burning, due to not being accustomed to running outside I guess, and possibly also because I had done a session with my trainer the day before where we did some good leg work.
In any case, you have to start somewhere, and I’m sure my outside run next week will be 4 miles and the following week 5 miles, which is where I need to be as I move into the next phase of my training for the Asheville Marathon, just over 5 months from now!
