0.6 miles away!

I ran 2.5 miles today, which is 0.6 miles away from a 5k! The Race for the Cure is about a month away. I'm totally going to be ready!

Tonight's run was definitely better than when I did 2 miles. I didn't have any shoulder pain to contend with, thanks to my friend Amity's reminder about running like you're holding two ice cream cones. Apparently I was just twisting my body too much! I still do some twisting out of habit, but it's much more controlled.

My heart rate was better this time as well. I still have some work to do to bring it down a little more, but I know it will get there in time. I've been trying to keep to a 10-minute mile, but I expect to slow that pace down once I get to longer distances so that I'm not burning myself out.

I really didn't start to feel exhausted until the last couple of minutes, which seemed to stretch on forever. Maybe it's because I caught the time when I was about 18 minutes in, or maybe I was just bored! There are no more intervals for the rest of the Couch to 5k series -- just gradually increasing running times -- so I think I'm going to start venturing outdoors a little bit more. I just need to pick out some interesting routes.

Fundraising is off to a great start -- I'm now up to an unofficial $400, and my first community event is tentatively going to be next Saturday. I should be working out the details this weekend, so more on that soon!