Challenge Jog 8

I decided that it would make more sense to title my blogs "Jog __" rather than "Day __" because I am taking days off between jogs. For example, after my jog on Monday, I gave myself Tuesday off. So, my next successful addition to my challenge goal occurred on Wednesday, May 9th. To save time and gas money, I jogged around the apartment complex while David was at practice. I MUCH prefer the park, but this is better than nothing. Plus, here I have the opportunity to be awkwardly stared at by people who either don't exercise or are in awe of my PERFECT jogging technique (sarcasism of course) and who doesn't love being awkwardly stared at?! The particular person of interest during this jog was a teenage boy who was hanging out in the garage responsible for the paint fumes contact high I get once each lap. I felt strong today which was nice. Strong enough to push a little harder than I had originally intended. :) As normal, I had planned to do a 5k, but ended up doing 3.5 miles! That's not a massive increase in distance, but every step counts! And, just for fun during my 7th lap the teenager gave me a high five because I was "getting it". Maybe it was that high five that motivated me to finish the lap instead of stopping at the .1 mark. Who knows - but it is a bit nice to recieve some on the spot encouragement. I guess that is why they station people along 5 and 10k routes simply to serve as cheerleaders. Having someone watch you can encourage you to push further than you thought you could. 1st lap - 5:55 mins - j 2nd lap - 11:48 mins - j 3rd lap - 17:37 mins - j 4th lap - 23:30 mins - j 5th lap - 29:22 mins - j 6th lap - 35:16 mins - j .1 miles - 36:06 mins - j .4 miles - 40:46 mins - j