Bright and early this morning, I ran my second 5k along w/ hubby and my sister in law. The weather was absolutely perfect. It was nice and cool- actually it was cold before we started running! My fingers were ice for the first mile. But I would much rather run in the cool weather than the hot, any day! This was a much bigger race than our first one. I think there were over 500 people. There were lots of very fit people! One man actually beat the record and ran it in less than 15 minutes- wow! He had lapped us before we had even gone a mile. Here is a picture of people waiting before the race.
Getting lined up.
We did not wear our iPod’s this time and I would say the experience of the race was much more enjoyable that way- at least since hubby and I were running together. It was nice to hear the encouragement that people yelled as they ran by or the people at the splits. It was in the moments when I was really struggling that it would have been nice to have some upbeat music.
I’ve noticed this every time that I run, but about the first 1/2 mile is tough and then all of the sudden my breathing slows down and it’s much more enjoyable. Because of my cold, I was blowing my nose every 2 minutes- I carried a kleenex pack! lol. Pretty gross, I know. So I think that made this race a little tougher for me. I started to get a pain in my right shoulder and then it spread down to my right side- but I persevered.
Hubby was such a great encouragement. I wish I could run faster- but I gave it my best. I ran the ENTIRE thing- yay! I was still slightly slower than my first 5k. We crossed the finish line at 42:45. The first race was 42:21- so VERY close! We weren’t the last people to finish- but probably the last people that ran the entire way. Some people finished before us that ran and walked some- but I tried not to think about others and tried to focus on competing with myself.
I gave it everything that I had at the very end and I have some very embarrassing pictures to prove it- which I am not going to show you! lol I look like I’m going to die. But they are great pictures that show how hard I am working and I am going to keep them to look back on someday. I’ll show you the pre-race pictures instead. hehe. Here is my sister in law, me and hubby before the race.
Me and Hubby:
I love the experience of a 5k. So far the first 2 races have been completely different experiences. This one seemed more professional or something- lots more people and not as laid back. There were some serious competitors! I am looking forward to running another one- hopefully this Fall with my sister! :)
