Well, it wasn’t three times last week but at least it was two…I ran about 1.75 miles Thurs before work and 2 miles last night.
It’s hard getting back into it. I plan to run tomorrow before work and Thursday am then I’m in Lake George til Sunday. Of course, rain is forcast so we’ll see.
I haven’t run since June 7………… There was rain, tennis, rain, on Lake George, rain, tennis, conference in Colorado, tennis… many excuses and no race til Aug 1. Races always motivate me to stay in shape.
I am busy every day after work it seems so I have to try to get up early and run before work. Good luck with that!
It’s frustrating because every time I take a break, it takes a while to get back to where I was (speed & stamina wise).
Goals:
practice 3 times a week. at least 2 miles each run
run a 5k under 30 minutes
come in at least 3rd in my age group
Well, I didn’t get my 3 practices runs in this week. I only did one on Tuesday but decided to race anyway.
It was a beautiful sunny day. But not perfect condition for a PR : ran the first mile too fast (about 9 min), hilly (not steep but persistent) course, didn’t get a drink of water at mile 2 and they ran out at mile 3. As a result, I walked several times especially during the last mile and had no gas to finish strong.
So how did I finish it in 31 minutes? It was my fastest this year. Faster than the 3 races where I didn’t walk at all and felt strong throughout especially at the end of the race. Go figure!
My next race is not until August 1. I need to motivate myself to run.
My goal is to some day finish in the top 3 in my age group. I think I was 5th in this race and 64th out of almost 200.
I was disappointed with my Freihofer’s time so I signed up for a race on Sunday.
I ran my usual 4K run on Tuesday and hope to run once more tomorrow before work.
A cool windy day with lots of sunshine -I started with my friends Pat and John. I can’t say it was easy but I feel great about my first 5K of the season. I ran the whole way. I finished strong. My time (according to my iPod) was 33:23 (the ARE page says 33:47)and I finished 320 out of about 600 participants. This was about 4 minutes faster than last year in this race. and 5th in my age group (55-59)
Most importantly, my knee didn’t hurt.
Next race is 3.5 miles on Mother’s Day. My racing season has begun…
Here’s the route for Tims’s race
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I was only planning to run 1.5 miles maybe 2 miles but I ran the whole thing!!!! 37 minutes!!!!!!!! My first 5k!!!! Hooray! Can’t wait to do my next!
Click HERE for the results- I came in 333.
