Saturday, August 28, 2010
First 5k!
I did it! I finished my first 5k this morning. It was a cross country/trail run, and boy was it hard! I honestly did not expect the amount of incredibly steep hills that were involved. Add that to the fact that most of it was on a narrow trail, and my time suffered, but I am still proud of myself! I set out aiming for under 30 minutes since my PR 5k time during practice is 31:15. I ended up finishing in 35:59, which put me at 5th in my age group. I was happy with that because the 4th place finisher was 5 minutes ahead of me, so there was no chance I would have caught her. I totally almost puked going over the finish line! I laid down on the track and swore that I would never run again. I'm feeling better now, though, and am looking forward to my next 5k on Labor Day.
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Great job on your first 5k! I've only done one XC race, and I doubt I'll do anymore. I am not a fan. That feeling of almost puking is awful. I also ran a 5k today and I thought I was going to puke as soon as I got out of the finish corral. Ew, awful!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your first 5k! Yay! Your next will be even better!
Congrats! I ran my first one today as well. You did great! I was last in my age group :( but I was definitely not last to go through the finish line :) I'm sure your next run will be even better!
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