Ran my first 5K!

songbyrdsweet

Hey all! I know I haven't been around much. I am still logging food/exercise but I am really busy now. I live alone now so after the 9-5 I have to make my own food and wash my own dishes and look after my own rats. :laugh: Along with training it takes up a lot of time. Anywho, last night I ran my first 5K race! I finished in about 32 min., and managed to sprint it out at the end and pull ahead of the girl in front of me, which was really exciting. I heard a lot of people commenting on my finish. :happy: Afterward I ate my first post-race 1/3 of a banana and got a free massage! Woohoo! I may also be joining the local roller derby team. It looks like a cool group of ladies and a great workout (practices are 2-2.5 hours 3X a week). I have been seeing Banks and AWTY posting a lot so it's nice to see some of the 'veterans' out there. :drinker:

foxyforce

congrats on the stellar finish!

mechanicmom

Way to go, songbyrd! You are an inspiration!:flowerforyou:
MM

songbyrdsweet

Thank you! I definitely plan on doing another. I'm planning on doing the Army 10 Miler with my best friend and her BF next year. And more 5Ks!

Tri_Dad

That's awesome. I ran my first 5k today as well. It was such an awesome experience. Finished in 27:13 and sprinted at the finish too. It was awesome and I am glad you were able to experience it today as well!

goldsparckles

I ran the army 10 miler race last year. Definitely a fun race to do!

gustergirl

So nice to see you on here again!! Congrats on the 5K! Great time!! Keep popping in when you can!

fitladyfawkes

Seriously, way to freakin go! Dude, I actually am training right now for my first 5K in a couple weeks! So excited, I love feeling such a sense of accomplishment! Thanks for sharing:)

SHBoss1673

Nice SB! Go you.

Now that my ankle has been drained and I have a cortisone shot in the ball of my foot ( I have a stress fracture of the Sesamoid bone, which sucks, but nothing can be done besides rest and recovery), I am starting to think about getting back out on the 5-10K circuit too. Good for you SBS! Nothing more satisfying then completing a race!

Side note: A massage? I'm running in the wrong races, I'd love to have a massage post race, although all the races around the northeast are packed with people, so I guess that would be tough, as it's hard to massage 2000 people at a time I guess.