Couch to Beacon: Redemption

Shannon Bryan still can't run, but she believes in second chances. She's giving the Beach to Beacon 10K another shot (you know, after last year's tragic failure. But let's not bring that up).

Follow her training through race day: August 2.

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May 07, 2007

Here I am, stuck in the seven and two

Emotions are mixed this morning - while half of me is impressed I've been sticking with the schedule and not ditching the Thursday runs, I don't seem to be moving forward. For two weeks I've been running 3 miles at the run 7 minutes/walk two minutes pace (finishing in approx. 40 minutes - a 13-minute mile average).

For those of you not familiar with running and pacing, a 13-minute mile is really, really fast. For those of you who know that's a lie, stop laughing! I'm working on it!

At first I was thrilled to even run for seven minutes - that's no easy feet when you've been mostly sedentary all winter long. And I got swept up by thoughts of myself waking at dawn for a five-mile sprint through the streets of Portland - leaping over parked cars for fun.

So I'll admit some disappointment this week - I haven't improved by a second. The run is still rough - I'm still panting and red faced and tired before I finish. It's a sure sign I'm not ready to move forward.

But stop trying? Naw, I plan on kicking the Back Cove's arse...eventually.

Posted by Shannon Bryan at 09:59 AM
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Keep up the good work Shannon!! Your fighting the good fight :-)

Posted by Julie
May 7, 2007 09:07 PM

Thanks Julie - It's a fine line between fighting the good fight and just torturing yourself!

Posted by Shannon Bryan
May 8, 2007 11:39 AM

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