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For the month of September I'm doing a thing for charity where I have to run a certain number of miles in the month. Having been focused on strength training for the last couple of years, it's good to get back into cardio, and I forgot how much I enjoyed a long run on the road as opposed to the treadmill. I ran a half-marathon last weekend (completing it just shy of two hours) and am planning to do another this Saturday. I'd love to get to a time of 1:45, but I'd settle for 1:50.
A half marathon is pretty cool! But I'd never run one. The farthest I could ever imagine wanting to run would be a 10k. Nice time!
I ran a 5k today in 28:27. My best time so far! Though I haven't run very many 5ks. I think this might have been my 5th one. These days, though, if I run more than 2 miles, I get some pain on the inside of my left knee, which is lame. Someday I want to run one under 27 minutes. I probably would have made it under that time if I didn't walk for a minute or so, so the goal is not too far off. Running through the street through downtown is pretty cool.
I guess my current fitness goal is to be able to press the 24 kilogram kettlebell I got.
Thanks a lot. I ran another half-marathon this morning, although with no improvement over the pace I set last week. In my defense, I was hungover and had only gotten about six hours' sleep. Curious to see how fast I can go with a good night's sleep and no drink taken.
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