It was an interesting week this past week. From the lows of not wanting to get out the door to setting a PR in a 5k. Tuesday for me was a normal run, got out just after nine o'clock and did my 3.1 mile in just under 38 minutes. I enjoyed the run and felt good during it. I had decided to try and pick up my pace so I ran for two minutes and fifteen seconds then walked for a minute,felt good at this pace, my only problem and it is one that is common for me is that I start off too fast and slow down as I go. This has happened on a lot of my runs and it is something I am working on so I can finish stronger. Thursday after dinner I watched my normal shows on TV then forced my way out the door to do my run, Unfortunately I had not eaten very many carbs at dinner so I was sluggish and did not have a good run, I did do 3.1 mile in just over 40 minutes. I was just happy I could do what I did.
This morning I thought I had got up with plenty of time to spare to get to the 5k I was running in but oops I goofed off to much and suddenly discover that the race starts in 50 minutes and is 30 minutes away, I finish getting ready and head out, the drive was not great due to heavy fog in the area. Got to the race location with just over 10 minutes to spare. It was at a golf course and the first part was down a fairway then onto the cart path. Once again I went out quicker than I should and did the first mile in 10:28. With my run/walk style I would pass some people when running the be passed by them while walking but after about 1.75 miles I was running pretty much alone. That I think actually makes it harder to run, I enjoy having people around me pushing me. I pushed my way to the end and ended up with an official time of 35:21.0. I am happy with my time but it was a little slower than I wanted, really wanted to break the 35 minute barrier, maybe next time.
Ten weeks until the Disney Half Marathon
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