I ran another 5K on Saturday. We started training for this race during the first week of August. Our original plan was to run it in under 30 minutes and that's what we attempted to train for. Due to our vacation and Rachel, my ruinning buddy, getting sick 3 weeks before the race, we lowered our expectations and decided that just doing better than the last race was good enough for us. However, I think both of us thought in our minds that we might not even do better than last time. Ashley giving me a good luck hug.
Because this race was in October, they invited participants to dress up on costumes. Rachel and I laughed about it and wondered how anyone could run a 5K in a costume. Apparently it can be done.
All I know is that I would not have wanted to run in this costume.
Here I am crossing the finish line (Gray shirt, black pants).
Around the 1 mile marker, we realized that our original goal of finishing in under 30 minutes was actually a possibility. Unfortunately, it didn't happen. My finish time was 30:20, just over my original goal. I was a little bit dissappointed, but still happy that I cut 57 seconds off from the last race. Here I am after the race.
Rachel is a good exercise buddy for me. It's nice having someone to motivate me to exercise daily. We had planned on this being our last race for awhile, but having finished so close to 30 minutes, we are thinking about running another race in November to see if we can reach our goal of under 30 minutes.
Because this race was in October, they invited participants to dress up on costumes. Rachel and I laughed about it and wondered how anyone could run a 5K in a costume. Apparently it can be done.
All I know is that I would not have wanted to run in this costume.
Here I am crossing the finish line (Gray shirt, black pants).
Around the 1 mile marker, we realized that our original goal of finishing in under 30 minutes was actually a possibility. Unfortunately, it didn't happen. My finish time was 30:20, just over my original goal. I was a little bit dissappointed, but still happy that I cut 57 seconds off from the last race. Here I am after the race.
Rachel is a good exercise buddy for me. It's nice having someone to motivate me to exercise daily. We had planned on this being our last race for awhile, but having finished so close to 30 minutes, we are thinking about running another race in November to see if we can reach our goal of under 30 minutes.
5 comments:
Yeah! Good for you! I'm still impressed with your running skills.
Good job Laura! That's awesome!
way to go girl. does a quick sprint to the toliet every twenty minutes count for anything!?! It doesn't take me 30 mins but I can do it 30 times a day =) Glad you are enjoying a new hobbie!
Great job! Keep it up. There's a lot worse things you could be doing with your time (like eating cookies). Have a wonderful day!
Great Job, I wish we lived by each other. I have been wanting to run a 5k, just need a buddy like you I guess! You look great too!
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