MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

today i completed a goal that i thought was unreachable. most of my runs range from 2 to 3 miles and my longer runs are 4 miles. today i went ahead and ran the longest distance so far. i went for a 5 mile run. i brought along my water bottle with my powerbar endurance drink to hydrate and refuel my muscles. usually with long distance runs i tend to get a dry throat which usually slows me down... so this time i decided to try something new. the powerbar endurance did a good job hydrating and provided an extra boost to go the distance. the only cumbersome part was carrying the water bottle in one hand. i didn't really mind though. its better to have it with me than having to go without water for the entire time.

i felt my pace was fairly good. i didn't really overexert myself. my breathing was good and posture was inline. there was some slouching but i corrected that almost immediately by straightening my back and focusing my attention toward the sky.

my overall time was 54 minutes and 16 seconds to run a 5.16 mile. my overall pace was 10 minutes and 30 seconds per mile. which i think is fairly good when you add in a few inclines here and there. i'm looking forward to running another 5 miles some time soon... maybe i can finally make it the big 10k distance (6.20 miles).