5th week and now 8-5-8 minutes run and walk

My route for this run around Makati

This is just getting better. Having a running plan really helps a newbie runner to start the sport right. In my case, I opted for the couch-to-5k running plan from coolrunning.com. What started as a leisurely run of 60/90 seconds of run and walk, a few weeks ago, I’m now running at 8 minutes straight (!) alternated with a 5 minute walk.

Well, this isn’t my longest continuous run, I was able to do it straight for 25 minute during an ungo event but that was a different activity. Starting this sport gradually really matters. Doing the run this morning, it was really not that hard. In my case, I always make it a point that my pace is constant all throughout and strictly follow the time.

As I’m back in Makati, I plotted in dailymile.com this route which starts from my place, passes through the east side of Legazpi park, passes Greenbelt 1 onto Makati Ave., rounds off at the Ayala Museum. I then turned at Paseo de Roxas to go back to Legazpi Park then ran to dela Rosa St. and back home. In 34 minutes, I was able to cover this route with 7:44 minutes per kilometer!

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Estan Cabigas is a multiawarded blogger, freelance photographer and a newbie runner based in Makati City, the Philippines. A true blue Cebuano, he makes stunning images and meaningful photo stories. He has writtten for CNN Go and his photograph published in the May 2010 issue of the National Geographic Magazine.

To know more about him and his photography, visit estancabigas.com.

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