I decide, I should do more of it. I research the benefits of it, how often do people do it, what do you have to do to build endurance, distance, speed...
Tempo runs, long runs, and my fav: fartleks. WTH? I thought I had stumbled across the easiest sport in the world, that I could easily just meld into and eventually be a little better at it with some practice. As it turns out, there's programs. And programs. AND PROGRAMS about daily, weekly running habits!
My whole life I spent a lot of energy not having to be energetic. For example, since I was in Marching Band, that counted as my PhysEd credit and I didn't have to take gym. (Thank GOD). So imagine my surprise that I actually like this jogging/running thing, and love the literature even more! Runner's World magazines and website is one of my fav sources. After all, turns out I need to know the difference between a tempo run, a long run, and...a fartlek.
But...does the novice runner need fartleks? Is me just going and trying to get my 2 miles in every day count for anything? Will it help me get faster the first anniversary of my first 5K in less than 4 weeks now?? (It's not a tough goal to beat. Just have to be under 46:13. HA!)
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