10km in 55mins 21sec

I finally managed to do a 10km. Unfortunately it wasn't at an official race. I just measured the distance around my campus using google maps and ran the route. Unlike in official events, there were no cheerleaders or water stations along the route. This made it tough to complete the course. However, I guess my workouts have been making me really fit and I completed it in 55mins 21 secs. This is my best time for a 10km ever. I'm still recovering from it as I just completed the run an hour ago. I don't feel very tired though and I think that I can run farther for an official event in the near future.

5.13km in 32 mins + Workout

Today I tried a new route which was 5.13km which I managed to do in 32 mins. It was a little slow. But that was because I slowed down at different junctions to get my bearings. Anyway, I still came back and did 15 mins of pushups, crunches, leg-lifts supermans and plank. It was a good combination of running and workouts. I think I will make this combination every time I run. It felt good.

One way I measure how far I have run is by using the distance measurement tool in google maps. This should be enabled in the labs settings of the maps and allows distances to be measured very accurately. This is a great tool for calculating distances that you have run.