I almost forgot to mention that yesterday's 6 mile run was done in shorts! I have never run in shorts before. I've got thick legs and my thighs usually rub together. I remember a few years ago after a day at the watermark, the inside of my thighs were all red and sore from rubbing together all day. Yeah, slim legs I have not.
But I've been working out a lot and thought I would see if I could get away with it. And I did! Six miles and no chaffing! My thighs did feel a bit exposed though as they are used to being covered.
I did three miles this morning at the gym. It was supposed to be an easy three to recover from yesterday's run. I saw Steph there before her Zumba class and we hopped on the treadmills next to each other. She started off at 6.5 and ran her mile at that pace. I looked at her enviously as I trotted along at 5.8 (trying to up my easy speed a tad). After her mile we said our byes and she went to her class. I felt like a wuss. So at Mile 2 I upped my speed to 6.0. Unfortunately about a half mile in, I got tired and had to take it back down to 5.8 for about a tenth of a mile, then back to 6.0. At the start of Mile 3, I upped it to 6.2, after a half mile I upped it to 6.5 and finished the last quarter mile at 7.0. Woo-hoo! 3 miles in about 29:33. So much for a recovery run.
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