Since early January, I’ve been working out pretty consistently at the YMCA. At lunch, I go with a group of coworkers to take whatever class is offered, usually an aerobic one (Zumba, step, possibly Kickboxing soon) on MWF and Abs, Back, and Buns on TTh. In the mornings, I go and just put in some time on one of the machines. For a while there, I was changing things up, using the elliptical machine one day, a bike the next, then a treadmill, etc. But lately, I’ve been pretty stuck on the treadmill.
I really love the feedback I can get on a treadmill. I’m not talking about the calories burned readout - I don’t trust that much at all. But I like seeing how far I can run in my specified time (usually 30 minutes). I haven’t had a real goal, though. Just walk & run for 30 minutes.
This morning, I realized I did have a goal. I want to be able to run two miles in 20 minutes. Right now I can very easily walk two miles in about 40 minutes. I can run one or two laps at a 10-minute-mile pace during my 30 minutes, but I can’t keep it up for more that that. I know I can do this - when I was on the rowing team in college I did two miles in 22 minutes during our fitness tests at the beginning of the spring season. And I’m pretty sure a 10 minute mile isn’t outside the realm of feasibility for the average person. So, I’m going to do my damndest to make it happen.
Wish me luck (and send some endurance this way)!