TRAINING RUN 1!

HERE IT IS!!! Training day number 1 is in the books. Be sure to check out the Map tab above to check out my running route. Unfortunately, you won't have all of the cool features of how fast I was going at any given point. This is due to the app that I used. It's a really cool app, but it didn't like the path I had chosen. I probably will take a less tourist like route tomorrow.

I had a harder time than I thought. If I tap the screen while running, the app will quiet the music for the perfect mood and tell me the time that has elapsed, followed by the distance traveled, and then finally, it will provide the average mile pace that I have kept. The first time that I tried this was just after I had ran up a hill close to me (Chipeta Way). The app mockingly told me that I had only traveled a distance of "Zero point three three miles, average pace... 16 minutes, 45 seconds". I went into instant huff and puff mode. Only 1/3 of a mile? That's 1/6 of what I want to run tonight... I'LL NEVER FINISH 2 MILES!!! How can I even beat the average marathon time of 4 something hours, let alone reach my goal of 3 hours 45 mins??
I told myself to get moving. You won't finish if you keep complaining. So I did. I got to a mostly straight, some what declined road and picked up the pace. I then ran across the Legacy Bridge and back. I checked again and this time the app had good news in store for me. I was averaging about 10.5 min mile. I felt better about myself, and was able to continue my pace steadily until I reached my 2+ miles. I then walked home, and spent some time outside stretching before I came inside.

Thoughts upon return and recollection (THURR):
I believe that the route I had chosen to run wasn't very well thought out. It included that massive hill on Chipeta Way that may have killed my run. However, this route could prove to make me a better runner. I found out that my Run Keeper app didn't work as well with this route either. If I run better routes, I may be able to get a whole lot more useful data than it provided on its own (I had to manually input the map on the website). The weather cooperated very well tonight. I was amazed that just Saturday we had so much snow, and now we have weather like this! AWESOME! I am excited to see what tomorrow brings. Soreness and all!