It was colder than I was expecting and the wind was crazy stupid, but the sun was shining and I was happy to meet my friends in person for the first time, after having been talking to them online for quite awhile now. (They were just as awesome in person, in case you're wondering!)
Of course I am an idiot and took NO pictures. But you guys have imaginations. Pretend, ok?
The idea for the 5K was for me to just do my super-slow running and meet up with people at the end. I had no intention of actually trying to race this thing. I ended up hanging with K for most of the race, and she's faster than I am, so I was actually going at a fairly steady clip for awhile. Faster than I should have, that's for sure. Around 2.4 miles, my right shin (the one that loves me SO MUCH) started to speak up and I knew I needed to slow down/walk if I had any chance of running my race the next day. So I told K to go on ahead, and I walked for a few minutes.
I picked up the pace again in the last 2/10 of a mile or so and ran in it - hey, even if it's not a "real" race, you can't walk across the finish line, right?
(Thanks to W for this picture!)
I think my time for this one was somewhere around 38 minutes, which is slower than my fastest 5Ks, but faster than my slowest 5Ks, so I'll take it. It beats sitting on the couch all morning, in any case.
After I finished we hung out for awhile, waiting for the rest of K's family to finish, then we all went to breakfast at a great place called Mimi's. They had fun looking mimosas on the menu but since W & K were treating me, I felt bad adding $8 to my meal, so I didn't have one. I will be making my own soon, though.
When breakfast was over, we said our good-byes and I headed home. At that point, I had no idea what I was going to do about Sunday's race. My shin hurt, my calf was tight, and I was just overall tired from a stressful week, and not enough sleep. It would have to be a race-day decision.
Would I drop down to the 5K? Stay home and sleep? My alarm was set for 4:45 a.m. Time would tell. Details tomorrow. =)
Did you race this weekend? Have you ever done two (or more) races in one weekend?
I think you ran a smart race and it sounds like you had fun. I hope Sunday went just as well. :-)
ReplyDeleteI did, thanks! Sunday? Hmm.... I can't remember. ;-) Writing that post now, actually. =)
DeleteGlad you got to meet some friends in person!!
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the race - you are so right - much better than sitting on the couch!!!
No better way to spend a Saturday than a little sweat and some good friends! =)
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