I just returned from Houston where I spent Thanksgiving Day with my family and my sister's boyfriend, Mickey. Thursday morning we all woke up early to run the Houston 5K Turkey Trot. While my mom cheered us on, we began the race. Mickey ran the 10K, my sister, Merlin, ran the 5K (29 minutes!), and my other sister, Laura, agreed to trot with me at my slow pace.
I completed the 3.1 miles in 39 minutes which is 6 minutes faster than anything I have ever done before! I suppose I can attribute it to 2 things:
1) No hills of any kind
2) I did the walk/run program (3 minutes/2 minutes) the whole way
2) I did the walk/run program (3 minutes/2 minutes) the whole way
So, who knows, maybe this does work?! I think I will continue with this walk/run training if it can help me cross the finish line that much faster.
On a side note, about half way through the race, I noticed that nature was calling. Though there was no immediate urgency because I had only a mile left to go, I did start to wonder what would happen if the same thing occurred while I was running a much longer race. Makes me realize that there are many aspects of this training that I am not really prepared for yet.
Next milestone is a 10K race (6.2 miles). The goal is to run this distance right around the Jan 1. The Atlanta Track Club hosts the 10K Resolution Run on that day, so I may sign up for that one. It would be interesting to see how timing changes when I am back in the hills of Georgia!
Until next time,
Lisa
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