On March 14th Ben and I ran in the Rex Lee 5K. Running around campus was a little nostalgic and made the run fun and easy. I don't think I have been on campus since graduation. This is going to sound silly to you all, but my goal was to finish it in 35 min. ( I had done all of my prior training on a treadmill with no incline and the fastest I had done it was about 33min, so I thought 35 min on a real road with some hills was a logical goal.) But I exceed all my expectations. I finished in 26:something. Almost 9 minutes faster than I thought I could. It was a 8:33 pace, which I know I have never even come close to on a treadmill. So I was very pleased with myself. It felt so good to set a goal and accomplish it.
Ben took off at the start, but didn't kick my butt too bad. He finished just a minute ahead of me. Ben's 39 year old sister beat both of us. She was nice enough to run a little way with me, but she was ready to drop me.
All and all it was a great experience and I am excited for the next one on April 4th. If I can get over my cold I am doing it. Anyone want to join?
1 comment:
Congrats!! That is awesome! And an 8:33 pace is pretty dang fast! How fun that Lisa ran it, too. You're hooked, huh? :)
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