second 5k race recap

Saturday was my second 5k.  I'm sure none of you want to hear my race recap, but I'm going to tell you anyway.

Ran the Run for Hope 5k with hubby, who obviously ran much faster than me.  He may be a little rusty (according to him), but his years and years of soccer training tend to make an appearance as soon as he kicks it into serious gear.  He's able to run much faster than me with much less advance training.

I had mixed feelings about this one.  I was not at all prepared for the number of hills on the course.  Seriously, I didn't even know you could fit that many small-to-medium hills into a 5k course.  It was super painful, since I wasn't prepared.  I was extra winded, couldn't keep a steady time, and got the most painful stitch in my side of my life.

All that said, I did somehow (miracle of miracles!) manage to beat my previous time. Must have been doing something right.  Made it in 31:39. 

Yes, I know I'm still slow, but I'm pretty proud of that number.  I could have beat it by MUCH more if the course/hills hadn't half-defeated me and if I hadn't been almost doubled over in pain halfway through from the awful stitch in my side. Oh well.  I beat the girl in the neon top with perfectly fixed hair, who provided excellent motivation for the last half mile or so. (Who still has perfectly curled hair at the END of a race?! Not me. That's for sure.)

Next up, I want to try a 10k!

Happy Monday!

i did it!

I ran my first real* 5k on Saturday!  I started running in the first week of April and used a training plan on my miCoach app after picking out a small-ish, local 5k.  A couple of weeks in, I set myself a goal time to work toward and kept at it.

On Saturday, I beat my goal time!  I ran with a friend who pushed me to make sure I got it done. I know my time is pretty slow compared to the super experienced runners, and I was even beat by a few little ones under the age of 12.  However, before April 1, I hadn't run in almost two years, so it's taking a while to get back in the swing of things, and I was never a very good runner.

Feeling pretty accomplished. Gave myself yesterday and today off.  Now to set a new goal time and get started on training for the next 5k!

New 5k PR: 33:11

*I ran a 5k about a year and a half ago, but I didnt hardly train for it at all and was roped into participating at the last minute. I consider the 5k this week as my first real 5k because it's the first one I trained for and set a goal time for.