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It's been 2 weeks or so since I started running, just started keeping a log, so I dont want to push it. Right now, I am running 13 min pace, I cant endure long distances if I run faster.

13 min pace.

Started out slow and held the tempo; but I was running a 14 min pace, so I increased my speed by 50% for the last 0.4 miles of my 2 mile run to catch up to a 13 min pace. But the pace was too fast for my legs and it became uncomfortable at 1.9 miles and so I called it a day.

Ran 1 mile in 12:15, then decreased the tempo and ran the next 0.5 mile in 6:30.

Feeling a bit discomfort today. It seems like I still haven't gotten rid of the lactate build-up yet. I won't be running today in order to clear the lactate from my muscles.

Ran 2.2 miles in 27:58. I felt like I could go on for the rest of my life, but didn't want to risk injuring myself. So I walked 2.6 miles and called it a day. Today's run was longer and faster but I felt really comfortable doing it. Gotta love improvement :)

2.2 mile run in 26:47 min. About 1:10 faster than yesterday. I kept a comfortable pace and it was a great run! I am very happy with the way I'm improving. I can do 12 min paces for distances longer than a couple steps now :)

2.2 mile run in 29:00. My right sneaker's shock absorber was blown so I had a bit of discomfort in my right calf, so I kept the tempo slow.

Due to not getting enough sleep and food and the right calf discomfort from my right running shoe not absorbing shock yesterday, I am not running today.

The last couple of days have been hectic so I haven't been able to run for the last 2 days. But I got back on the track today. I ran a fast 0.7 mi in 6:30, walked 0.7 mi to get my heart rate down;
ran 0.4 mi in 4:00, walked 0.5 mi and finally ran a slow stretch of 1.1 mi in 16:45.

There seems to be an interesting phenomenon: When I run fast, my legs feel like I haven't even left the couch, but my lungs kill me and I get stitches. The first stitch or two is easy to get rid of, but after a while it gets real hard to get rid of em.

On the other hand, when I run slow, my lungs feel like I haven't left the couch, but my legs start burning real fast. I can finish the run, but I find it curious that my calves hurt when I run slow instead of fast.

EDIT: Just got my answer: when running at a slow pace, you burn more fat than glycogen, which doesn't burn as readily as glycogen, so it is harder to run at a slow pace than a faster pace where glycogen supplies energy very efficiently.

I decided to run slow because it turns out that slow paces rely on fat instead of carbohydrates and I would really like to lose a couple of pounds of fat I have sitting around. I ran the first 0.6 mi in 9:00 (where the first landscape is; I can't tell my pace before 0.6 mi). That was too slow so I picked up the pace a bit and finished the 3-mile-run at 43:30 (approximately 14 min pace). The pace really slow for me but I would much rather burn fat than run fast...

Love increasing running distance, hate the next day... My muscles are still sore from yesterday, and I really don't wanna risk injury.

Ran 1.9 miles in 23:00 min. I got a tingling sensation somewhere around my feet or ankle. I didn't wanna push it after that, so I called it quits.