More Lessons Learned

1. Always charge your phone if you're using it to keep track of distance/pace.
2. Bananas DO help prevent side stitch!

Coming off a terrible run on Sunday, I went for a run on Tuesday after work. I was stuck at work late, but I was determined to get out when I got home. Lucky for me the springtime means longer daylight. I figured I had until about 8pm before I really lost the light. I was out about 7:20pm.

According to RunKeeper, I was to run 3 mile + strides. I started off slow, as my goal is still trying to run without needing to stop. Well I have to say I was able to run just about the entire time! I only stopped a few seconds here and there for traffic and even at that I timed the traffic pretty good. I started trying a different route that still has hills, but they are more gradual and I think that helps too. Somewhere close to home I noticed the app seemed off. It showed a pace slower then I thought it should since I hadn't stopped to walk, but I just chalked it up to a very slow pace.

Then when I was close to home, I looked to see how close I was to 3 miles and it still read 2.58 miles. I know how far I went and I knew this wasn't right. The app won't start timing the strides until you're gone 3 miles. So after trying to figure out what was going on I ran just a couple quick intervals. I was so annoyed by that point I just went in. I wanted to bask in the glory of a consistent run, but instead I had to figure out why my GPS was disabled on my phone. First thing my hubby asked, "Is it charged?" As a matter of fact it is almost dead. I didn't play my music on my phone today so I didn't have to charge it during the day. So that explains why my GPS turned off.

So after I settled down had a shower and dinner, I manually updated the info for my run. Turns out I ran about 3.6 miles with an average 11:57 mins a mile.

And I only had a slight discomfort in the side cramp area. I had a banana before I left work so I guess it helped. I'll have to try it out before a morning run as well and see if it still does the trick.

Another run tonight, I'll be sure to charge my phone today to see how I do on a 4 mile run.