A Few Thoughts…

Well, I made it – I finished my first 5k race! I achieved my goal of finishing faster than I could walk. Officially, my time was 32:35, though I didn’t start right at the gun of course. I had to walk part of it (there were some crazy hills that I was not ready for), but not much – just more than I’d like. To add to the hill problem, my allergies decided to rear their ugly heads. But I finished the race with my head up, and I’m ready to continue training. But I need to get something better to listen to music with….

I finally made it to the last week in the Couch-2-5k program, and I gotta say, the program works. I was a little unsure about actually making it to the 5k mark in the 30 minutes of running, but I did it. And not on a completely flat course either! Now, the Zoo will pose a slightly greater challenge, but I’m feeling pretty good about the running at the moment. I think I’ll keep with this distance for a week or so more after the Cheetah Run, and then start pushing on a 10k program, with the ultimate goal being the Heart mini-marathon 15k in the spring!

I really like running – especially in the mornings. Well, other than almost getting run off the road that one time…and that was even in a wide shoulder to run in (there was no problem when I was ACTUALLY sharing the road with the vehicles and running on the white line). And I kinda like the new diet: not having to worry as much about the quantity of the food I intake, but more about the quality of the food. So really I’m getting to eat more good food – and an occasional trip to the fast-food establishment of my choosing is just fine!

If you have any tips on moving up the distance on the running, post them!