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Since today is a national holiday (Labor Day) I decided to start Week 7 a day earlier as scheduled. Temperatures are expected to go up in the 100’s again later this week so I might as well take advantage of the cool morning. I took my dog to my new found trail along the creek and once again I ran 2.25 miles instead of 25 minutes.

The new spot kinda reminds me of the Netherlands, flat and a view that stretches a few miles. Not as beautiful as the picture below but it has a similar feel.

Dutch scenery

The run was pretty smooth and I recorded another PR for the mile! The goal of 5K (30 minutes) is in reach! Being in week 7 the unavoidable questions of what’s next arises.

Finishing the C25K is just part of the bigger picture. I want to run 5K every other day after the program. I’m also flirting with the thought of commuting to work by bike after the winter. This will add 2 X 8 miles to my workout and I already have set my mind to this bike.

I’m also looking into purchasing a treadmill for the winter time. We normally have a pretty wet season and I don’t see myself running in the rain a lot. Once racking up enough milage I probably start training for a 10K. These are my ’short’ list options.

Want to know the long list? Well… I figured if I can run a 10K I pretty much could double the run and make it half a marathon (20.1K). To continue: why not make it a full marathon! Ha, I’m getting a little carried away here given the fact that I couldn’t run for 1 minute 7 weeks ago… but hey, seeing results of the C25K, the impossible all of a sudden becomes possible.