5K NSV!

awelch79

Yesterday I ran my second 5K ever. My first was in the beginning of April & I finished at 39:04. My goal for that one was just not to walk & I didnt. Yesterday, my goal was to take 2 minutes off of that time and finish at 37:00, but I hadnt trained anywhere like I wanted to & was doubtful I could do it.

I admit, I had to stop and speed walk once for about 30 seconds bc we were running against CrAzY winds & I couldnt breath with them blowing in my mouth! As I was finishing, there was a small underpass we had to run down with a small hill up to the top. I looked down at my watch and saw it would be possible to finish at 35:00, I decided to start sprinting at the top of the hill as fast as my tired legs could carry me for the last 30-40 yards and I finished at 34:35! Four and a half minutes off my first time! I felt like I was going to puke when I walked off the race path, but I breathed through it and the pain was only temporary, but my high from finishing so well lasted awhile!

bballgrrl34

Congrats!! That is very exciting! Be proud!

moylie

WAY TO GO!!!! What an accomplishment! It's great to set a goal for yourself, and succeed! Sounds like you've been bitten by the running bug, too ;-)

tmorford

congratulations on your accomplishment!! Like you, I have started running events...my first one last weekend. thank you for sharing your excitement with all of us. I have not stop talking about my own experience yet and have started looking for my 2nd event and planning to train for a 10K... shaving off 4 minutes is awesome.. I will take your excitement as my own motivation to do better :-)

TOYGRRRL

WTG! ! ! You are an inspiration! Jogging is one of my goals. Congratulations on your personal victory!

alifer

Awesome! I am participating in my first 5K next Saturday. Looking forward to it. I am giving myself permission to walk though, as I'm not yet ready to run one yet.

jmmtaylor

WAY TO GO!!!! That is amazing!!

sarahtroupe

AWWW CONGRADS!!!!

e1lindsay

good work! i'm running my first 5k this weekend...my goal is also to NOT walk, but there's an incredible hill around mile 2 that i'm afraid will wear me down...34 minutes is a great time!!

wannabehotmomma

Good for you!! That is an awesome feeling!! Keep at it, you are doing so well!!