Katy in Training

So, I managed to go 4.20 miles (round trip) in 43 minutes (with a break at the Exxon to urinate). You have to love Map Quest for things like this lol My husband asked how I knew I went 4.2 miles, well I Map Quested it of course:

Starting Location
200 Med Tech Pkwy Ste 200
Johnson City, TN 37604-2278

Ending Location
917 N State of Franklin Rd
Johnson City, TN 37604-3671

Total Travel Estimates: 4 minutes / 2.10 miles

Now I ran to Exxon and back to the Wellness Center so 2.10 * 2 = 4.20 miles and I know when I started because right when I did Jess sent a text and that was at 540 PM. Then I called Jeremy when I got in the van which was at 623 PM so that makes 43 minutes to go 4.2 miles! Woo hoo. That equals an average 10.23 minute mile !!

I think I run better without Nikki . She is 6'2" and I am 5'5.5" and her legs are just so much longer than mine. Her sprint is wider and I find myself running to keep up instead of jogging which means we both end up walking a lot more than I did today. Even so, I hope she gets better soon so I don't have to run all alone (although I am faster that way )

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Calories burned: running 10 min/mile(6mph) : 43 minutes : 558 cal : 4.2 miles

Also wanted to add I weighed yesterday and am down another 1lb

If the poor overweight jogger only knew how far he had to run to work off the calories in a crust of bread he might find it better in terms of pound per mile to go to a massage parlor. ~Christiaan Barnard

Nikki (a friend of mine here in JC) and I went to the high school track today, finally! We've been trying for more than two months now to meet up and something always got in the way; children, volunteering, doctors appointments, life but today we made it out.

Since today was our first official "jogging day" we would run 1/8 of a mile and walk 1/8 of a mile, that pattern actually got us moving 1/4 mile in 3.15 min. Since we were on the track for 1 hour it calculates to 60 min /3.15 min = 19.04 (quarter laps)/4 (laps in a mile) = 4.76 miles in 1 hour which = 12.6 min per mile!

I am quite excited that we are so close to a 12 min mile! The presidents standards for a 17 year old girl is a 10 min mile, so we really aren't far off, especially for a couple of almost 30 yr old house moms who are only starting a jogging routine now.

I am hoping to be able to run the entire 1/4 mile by the end of the week and go from there. Although, I need to remember to bring my emergency inhaler because I did have a minute in the beginning where I thought I might need it.

Fingers crossed we will be able to stick with it and make it to a 10 min mile shortly.



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Calories burned: running 12 min/mile (5mph) : 1hr : 623 cal : 4.76 miles