Last night I completed my 4th 5K race, and I did it in record time. Well, record time for me anyway. 32:02!This was my 4th 5K in 4 months. My goal is to do one every month for the rest of 2012. I finished my Couch to 5K class in April. My first 5K was in May (Color Run), June was the Shore Run. In July, Kaitlyn and I did the Redmond Derby Day 5K Dash. This month though, it was just me. Kaitlyn had already moved back to Portland for school. Tim was there supporting me (yelling at me to sprint). There were about 400 people running along the River Trail in Redmond from City Hall out toward Marymore Park and back. The first half of the race was brutal. Every time I do these races, when I'm about 10 minutes in, I am always questioning my sanity, wondering why I thought this would be a good idea. Thankfully though, I don't quit, I keep running and then feel like I've accomplished something when I cross the finish line. Getting to the turn around point last night seemed to take forever! The run back wasn't as bad. I tried to pick up the pace when I was about 1/4 mile from the finish. The only person I am truly racing is myself. My goal is always to beat my last time. As I got about 60 feet from the finish, Tim was there along the path, yelling at me to Sprint. The only thing I got out of my mouth was, "what does the clock say?" Unfortunately, the time clock wasn't showing on both sides. When I finally crossed through the tent and turned around to see the clock, I was very happy. My time was better than the last one. Having given it my all, as with the last race, once I cross the finish line, I find the nearest grassy section, because I feel like I am going to throw up!
When the official timing chip results are in a few minutes later, I find that I was 51 seconds faster than my last finish. Yay Me!
Next race...September 15th....This one is a Pub Run! How fun is that? You run 3.11 miles and then head to the bar for a party. Sounds like a good time to me!
