I was nervous about doing the 5k, I'm not going to lie. I knew I wasn't going to run every single step. It was going to be cold. My car said it was 14 degrees. It was going to snow. I was worried about it being slippery. But I did it. I'm glad I did.
It started yesterday when I drove out to the Commerce club to pick up my t-shirt and my number. See...
I fell asleep early last night. I didn't wait for midnight to ring in the new year. I had to be up early to get to the race location in time to get a parking space.
I arrived at the location just after 7 and stopped in at the Dagwood Deli to grab some breakfast. I got a breakfast sandwich and ate about half of it. It was yummy, but I was full after just having half. I chatted with a woman who was also running the race. She was very nice. She was not a member of Lifetime Fitness, she was just interested in getting moving on January 1st.
After breakfast, I went back to my car and just waited for race time.
The race started and I started running. I'm not sure how far I ran before I started walking, but I did good and I wasn't crazy out of breath. From then on, I walked and ran. I honestly couldn't tell you what percentage I ran, but when I did run, I felt like I had a good pace. I'm pretty sure that I was running faster than my treadmill speed, which I heard is common once you hit the streets.
I finished the race running and my time was 44 minutes. Not bad. I guess I'll just improve from that as I get better. I wasn't super tired or sore, I was just fine. I grabbed a bottle of water and a banana, and then I drove home.
Was I glad I did it? Yes. Will I do another 5k? Sure.
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