Flybye - I love your detailed list of instructions. In regards to the riding only downhill plan, my sister and I drove to the top of a hill a few times and ran down to the bottom for our first ever "run a whole 3-ish miles without stopping or walking" runs. That was before I retired completely from running and eventually took up cycling which is SO way much more hugely fun!!!
RoadRaven I've never heard anyone else use the word "muchly"! I use it from time to time! Got it from an old friend who used to say it.
Sara If you have more and/or steeper hills than I do, then you may be about the same level as me, or better. And, by the way, my pace average doesn't include stopping to rest or stopping at signals. My computer pauses when I stop.
What you said about taking less breaks, I can relate to that! I was proud of myself yesterday for not stopping at one of my usual rest spots. I have a goal to stop less and less. I don't stop a ton, but more than I want to or probably truly need to. I'm one of those people who sort of eases into things. I hate to push myself "too much", otherwise it won't be fun and I won't want to do it. (i.e. retiring from running!) However, there are days that I really want to see what I can do if I push myself and I surprise myself sometimes!
