I achieved my goal this morning and ran (more than) 30 minutes without a break! I would have run 40 but my left calf was tightening up. I didn’t want it to cramp so I quit running after about 37 minutes and walked home. I’ll try again on Tuesday morning. My next goal is to finish my first 5K race on October 9.
I am startled at how much stuff I have accumulated over the last couple of months of running. I have several sets of shorts, several sleeveless shirts (don’t I look macho 🙂 ), and several pairs of high tech socks. With the race looming, and me pushing my runs beyond 30 minutes, I invested in a belt which holds a couple of small water bottles. The belt also gives me a place to put the pouch for my phone/MP3 player; I never liked the armband much. And with the weather turning colder, I found a really warm 1/2 zip on a sale rack and invested in a couple of short sleeve shirts and a couple of long sleeve shirts at Target.
I feel like I have rounded the last curve and am in the home stretch of my training for this first race. More to the point, I am still thoroughly enjoying the running and plan to keep at it indefinitely.
