How I did it: I pretty much ran three times a week, building up my endurance until I could run three miles straight. I was running in the cross country camp for my school, and it was pretty much "Show up and get better." (Obviously there was more than just going but it's easy to improve just with consistent effort, something that kind of surprised me at first.) I had today off for running, but I knew that I wasn't going to get the chance to test myself during practice tomorrow, so I hooked myself up to the treadmill, picked a speed that would be easy to maintain, and just did it.

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Jul 21, 2011, 02:40PM PDT | 0 comments | 6 cheers