Breakaway Fit Week 1

This morning Becky and I joined a dozen other would-be marathoners for our first group run. I have taken a three week hiatus from running after the cancelled MLK 10k. I should not have done that : ( I huffed and puffed through the 3 miles, and finished in 40 minutes. The coaches told us we should not run at 'race pace' but instead run at a conversational pace. They also told us not to worry about pace really at all. I don't know, I did get discouraged running (or should I say clomping) at such a slow pace. I need to get over that! I have a feeling I will be running very slowly over these next few months. It's distance, not pace. Distance, not pace. That will be my mantra until December.