So after a pretty miserable run yesterday I thought I'd try to redeem myself this morning. I've been thinking that the usual route I've been doing is really getting old, but with the few wackos out there who make running alone dangerous, I've been sticking to the neighborhood anyway. It's amazing what being a Mom does to your so called 'invincible' life !!
Got up this morning thinking 'How could I shake my runs up a little??' I haven't ran a 5k since the Jingle Bell run last December, have been doing all this speed work, Kevin just did a 5K race at Abe's Tuesday night, so I thought, why not a 'mock' 5K run, plus .9 of a mile to get my full 4 miles in?? YES! By golly I think I have something here!! I was really curious how it would go and since I don't have any 5K's planned this summer, I thought why not?
Got ready to go, complete w/ 1 bottle of accelerade, and away I went. It was nice and cool out and not very windy which was perfect!! Ended up not drinking anything along the way but that's alright, didn't really want to fumble around w/ the bottle while trying this 5K thing.. My legs were actually cooperating this morning! Woo Hoo for that!
It went good and I ended my 5k at 29:48 for a 9:33 pace! That's almost a full 45 seconds off the Jingle Bell run!! YEAH!!! Did the next .9 mile a little slower to end the 4 miles for a total 9:39 pace. I think it's hillarious that I'm happy w/ a 9:33 pace considering it's still slow, but it's an improvement!
Got 11 miles to do this weekend w/ the girls and then it bumps up once again...
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