Since I've been training for Ragnar I've always had a piece of Extra Spearmint gum in my mouth. I noticed every couple of minutes that I was getting a bunch of gunk in the back of my throat and that spitting it out was quite the chore when you're trying to keep your breathing in line. I found myself catching my breath after this heroic feat.
So last week I cut down to a half a piece of gum which helped, but I still had the problem. This morning, about 2 miles into the jog I spit the gum out and wanted to see how the next 4 miles went. It was the best 4 mile stretch I've ever ran in my life! My mouth didn't dry out like I had worried and I was able to keep my breathing pattern the way it should be instead of hawking up gum-goo every minute or two.
This morning I ran 6 miles(outside) in 55 minutes which is a personal best for me. Back on February 16th it took me 66 minutes to run the same distance on the straight, flat treadmill. So I've went from an 11-minute mile(treadmill) to an almost 9-minute mile(outside) based on a 6 mile run in about 17 days.
I'm stoked about my progress and hope it continues. I would encourage you guys to keep track of how long it's taking you to run so that you can measure your progress. Had I not been tracking this I would have no idea how much I've improved over the last month.
GYROF!!!!(I'm tired of typing the whole thing out)
2 comments:
I've also noticed, No Snot=better Breathing and showering before a run=less chaffing. I too agree that keeping a running journal is good so that you can compare and see the progress. It also helps so that you can push yourself a little harder trying to beat the time you ran before.
I'll have to try showering before I run. My nips got chaffed, but they actually have scabs on them which prevents it from hurting. I never thought nipple scabs would bring so much happiness to my life.
Post a Comment