Pacing myself.... right!!

Yeah... pacing.... I'm not fit enough to be pacing myself yet, but I am trying to go for consistency with my first 3 laps, then seeing if I can pick up the pace on lap 4. My 4th lap time this morning was 11'48" which I am very pleased about. I am hoping to get that sort of time for each lap eventually - this for me is about improving my overall fitness first, then doing the marathon second. The marathon is both for Sam and myself - it's a couple thing :)

Anyway, if I beat my time, I'll post it... if I don't, things will get quiet ;)

Keep moving forward (pacing yourself) .....

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