Today I took a nice easy jog around my neighborhood with my little guy in the stroller. It was a nice 4 mile jog at an easy pace. The cool thing is that my splits were roughly 10:30 miles. For a guy that couldn’t run a mile 6 months ago, and was cheering when I broke 14 minute miles that is pretty amazing. I can definitely go faster, but this was an aerobic zone jog.
It’s pretty amazing to watch how the body can adapt and improve. With my heart rate monitor on, I keep close tabs on what is happening during my run and I can monitor improvement. One of the most interesting things I’ve noticed lately is that I’m much faster and efficient in my aerobic zone than I was just a few short months ago.
My top speeds are still not blistering by any stretch, and I have a lot of work to do on my lactic threshold etc… However, I’m getting a lot faster overall. I have a long way to go to get to a sub 4 hour marathon pace by October… Buy hey, everyone has to have a goal right?
