Palace 5k

So, this past Saturday was the Palace 5k, the race I have been preparing for, for the past month or two.  When I first started training, my time was about 54 minutes.  Since then, I have slimmed down and lost some pounds.

The day of the race, I ran a 40 minute 5k.  I did a lot more walking than I wanted.  Large people, little kids, people with strollers, people with dogs, and old people beat me.  It is okay though.  I am happy with the result of my first 5k.

I plan to keep running, even though I have never been a distance runner.  I would like to do a few more 5k’s this year.  I think that if I had something to train for, it would be easier to run and stay in shape.

5k Update

I think I’m making very good progress with my training for the 5k in April. Monday it was just Ben, Matt, and me that ran. I felt bad cause I was slowing them down a ton. Oh, and it was pouring. That was a tough run. The rain wasn’t very bothersome at first. By the time we got to Wescott, I just wanted to go home and have dry clothes. The rain started getting cold. Matt ran into a blind person. We ended up taking the shortcut through the Leach But you know what, at least we ran.

Thursday we ran at Godby’s track. Being there brought me back to the old days in high school. I decided to run 200m and walk 200m. That helped pass the time quick. I don’t remember what all my splits were. My last mile was about 8.30. I’m really happy with that time since I’ve never run a mile that fast before. My usual mile is 12-15 minutes. Also, I broke in my new running shoes My left leg was killing me. Stupid shoes.

I can’t wait for this 5k!

5k Training

Ben persuaded me to run a 5k in April. So now I have to train for it. I am not a long distance runner by any means. And when I say long distance, I mean anything more than a mile.

Thursday was my first day of training. It was a nice, cool night out, which is great cause I hate to run when it’s hot. Ben, Matt, Elliot, and Mary met up at my house and started out from there. Ben almost got killed crossing Woodward and Tennessee . He ran across Tennessee and never stopped to check traffic. We ran around the outside of campus. Although Mary, Elliot, and I cut through the Leach. But it was our first time running any long distance.

When we got back to my apartment, Matt was there but Ben wasn’t. So we formed the MCC 5k Run Search Party. Not long after Matt took off looking for Ben, Ben showed up. And then we had to start looking for Matt. Next time, we’ll be more coordinated in our running and search efforts.

We are going to try and run every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. I think this is a great way to get in shape. If I decided to just run to stay in shape, I would give it up to easily. Now I have a goal. I have to run to stay in shape and be able to finish this 5k.