"We'll Get There When We Get There!" Mr Incr3dible's journal (comments definitely welcome)

[Mr_Incr3dible]

Another pretty good run today. Weather is in the mid 80s but otherwise nice enough. On the 1st mile and the last half mile, both of which are rather flat, my pace hovered just above 11 minutes per mile, and then the middle 2 miles were slower due to the hills. I saw my max heart rate to get up to 170, which is as high as I’ve ever seen it, plus I was definitely winded when I finished. So still building up stamina and lungs and heart, but nothing to complain about. If I was paying closer attention to the clock, OCD me would have waited three more seconds before hitting the stop button...
Thanks for reading. Happy running.

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

At this point, some good days running, and some days that are less so just two days later. But I was really pleased with the 4-mile run.

 

[LSUlakes]

At this point, some good days running, and some days that are less so just two days later. But I was really pleased with the 4-mile run.

I feel like this happens to all of us. Some days a run can feel effortless and then a few days later, the exact same type of workout/run can feel like a marathon. A lot of things could contribute to this from sleep, diet, hydration, weather, stress, and sometimes you arent able to pin point the why, just a hard run that shouldn't be. What matters is you are out there putting in the work and in the long run "pun intended" it will pay off. Just keep working and you the results you are wanting will come in time.