Personal Best!!

Posted on by sxysadis Posted in General Blogging

So omgosh – I did that! My first official 5k off the treadmill like with other people and dogs and stuff – lol. I came in 86th out of 145 finishers with a time of 41:28 and a split pace of 13:22 per mile! Of course that may not sound impressive when looking at the race winners time of 18:48 but I am still super proud of myself. It was definitely my best time yet on or off the machine since I usually average a 5k at about 45 mins, so I am pretty pleased with myself.

Gotta stay hydrated right? 🙂

I told one of my friends that the BEST part was I could eat all the carbs I wanted yesterday totally guilt free! I even grabbed a pic of my pre race carb / hydration ritual combo!

But the actual best part was that you helped me crush my goal by raising $540 to support The Little Guild! Thank you again – so much for supporting me in this! Now I need some hot tub time to soak my sore bones. <grin>

A few pics – and a couple vids –

Waved and blew my Brett a smooch as I flew by – lol! <wink>
The guy that took the top fundraiser award just happened to be on the board of Little Guild – I came in 2nd for individual fundraisers thanks to YOUR help!
Just chugging a long with my shadow – listening to my tunes!
26 mins into the race – just hitting the 2 mile mark – heart rate definitely up there but managing it.
I was keeping pace with the gal in the grey shirt for most of the race. I had slowed down a bit here to catch my breath.
I had been running out of steam right before this video and was walking it a bit when the gal I had been pacing with throughout the race came up along side me and told me to pick it up. That was the encouraging boost I needed and it felt awesome to cross the finish line with her!! 😀

Thanks again for your support!

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