run 3 miles in 27 minutes

I’m going to try and run at this pace for the next week or so to acclimate my body to running every day without fail (this means, you know, I have to run every day without fail). Then, instead of 28 minutes, I’m going to try and run it at 27 minutes – a 9 minute mile pace.

Today, I did my base reading for this. Right now, I can run 3 miles in 32 minutes without killing myself. I was on pace for 30 minutes for the first two miles; I had to drop down to a 12-minute mile the last one.

Usually this summer I’ve been running 4 miles in 50 minutes or so, just to keep my hand in. However, if I want to run with my boyfriend before class next year (read: if I want to actually run before class, and not just claim I’m going to – he’ll keep me honest) I need to be able to do 3 miles in 30 minutes outdoors. This time is on a treadmill, so 28 minutes seems fair, adjusting for the ground being shitty/atmospheric conditions/etc.

Once I make this goal, I’m going to try to run 4 miles in 40 minutes, and then (I hope) 5 miles in 50 minutes. It would be amazing to be able to run 5 miles before class every day.