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Ran my first 5K today!
It was AWESOME! So, I should add, I'm 5'4 and about 160, and today's run was W3D3 and I've never run before, ever, in my life. So I wasn't expecting any blazing time. My husband also did the race with me and he's on W2D3, but he's a former Marine. Everyone at the race was very supportive and we got lots of praise and good…
How to slow down?
I think it's not helping that I live in Northern California where, as my dear husband puts it, "every sport must be done to an extreme every time." So when I go run, EVERYONE is fast. Even the walkers walk faster than I do. So I'm pushing my running pace too fast, I think, and the past two runs my right calf and ankle have…