It’s today so I signed up for Long Legs on the Loose’s Virtual 5k/5mile Race. I did the 5k, of course,  in preparation for Saturday’s big race.

It rained on and off all day yesterday but this morning when I dragged myself out of bed at 6am, it was beautiful: sunny, cool and breezy.

I was VERY tired and if if it weren’t for this commitment, I would have stayed in bed. I gulped down my coffee & hot cereal, scanned the newspaper, and out I went.

The first K, my legs felt like they were filled with concrete. But things got better as I continued but it also got warmer and less breezy.  I walked once during each of the next 4Ks but still finished with a respectable 31:55.  I always run slower when not in a race.

I used my camera & timer to snap of photo at the end:

Also, I just found out that I came in 2nd place in Running Diva Mom’s Girls on the Run Virtual 1 Mile Race. I won a GoLite Hydroclutch Water Bottle and 2 Gu Gel Packets.

Happy National Running Day!