HawaiiDolphin Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I know this might not be that impressive to all the athletes here, but I was pretty stoked this morning to complete my first 8 minute mile! I've gotten so frustrated exercising and eating like a mouse every day for the last year, I wasn't looking at my other progress. I was totally stoked about this, since 2 years ago I couldn't even finish a 16 minute mile without feeling like I would die!Gotta love the little victories... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Congrats! I'm still running 10 minute miles so 8 minutes sounds great to me - be proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Well done Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjs Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Congrats! I know what it feels like. Keep at it, though. I was able to run at an 8 minute pace for about 3 miles at one point, but I slacked off and now it's torture trying to get back there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medman Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 That is awesome, way to go! Don't minimize your accomplishments - this isn't a "little victory", it's a big one! You're twice as fast as you were 2 years ago...that's a big deal! You put in the work to get it done, so enjoy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thendanisays Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 still at a 10 minute mile too. I SUCK at running. Congrats girl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikayP Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 great job! dont worry about what other people are doing, just know you did your best. everyone has different situations, but im sure every runner looks back and remembers the little victories that take place when you notice that improvement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adena Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I think an 8 minute mile sounds great! Nice work cutting your time in half! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 congrats! it is a very big deal! are you gonna try to get even faster now or work on endurance, or both? i hope i can do it again soon. dani, chris, what do you say? let's set a date to make it happen by and hit our 8 minute marks too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawaiiDolphin Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share Posted February 14, 2010 Since I've been focusing most of my efforts on building muscle, I've been keeping my cardio sessions really short and intense, so probably won't focus much on endurance in the near future. I'd love to get even faster, but I have pretty short legs so I don't know how much faster I can get. It'd be pretty cool to sustain that for 30 minutes, though! A girl can dream... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickvicious Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Way to go! I'm only a couple months into my running program and I'm shooting for doing a 5K at a pace of about an 8 minute mile. I know I can do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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