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auntiemeeshThis morning was the Pittsburgh Race for the Cure. Although I've done the 5K walk many times, this year was my first year to do the timed 5K run. I was feeling some unreasonable anxiety about it, but it was really fantastic. I love being part of a huge group like that, to begin with, and adding in the endorphin high of running made it even better. This being Pittsburgh, the route has a lot of uphill sections in it, and I was worried about that, being that nearly all my running is done either on a treadmill or a track, neither of which contains hills (well, yes, I can set the treadmill on an incline but I really almost never do). But the hilly sections were really not a problem. I ran the whole thing, except for a few seconds at the water stops (almost impossible to drink from an open cup while running) and maintained a pretty good (for me) pace the whole way. I crossed the finish line at 37:58 give a second or two, having crossed the starting line at something like 2:58, again give or take some seconds. So about 35 minutes all told, which is just about right on target for me.
I'm immensely proud of myself that I was able to get into decent enough shape to do this. Especially considering that last fall I couldn't even run two miles straight through. This has been my running goal since last October and I did better than my minimal expectations (which were just to not be the last person across the finish line).
I have two new goals, one fairly short-term and one that is definitely more long-term. Goal number one is to run in the Great Race in September (also a 5K run option) and to have a better time. I'd like to get down to maybe 32 or 33 minutes. My long-term goal is to be able to run a 10K race by the time I'm forty (which is in four years). I may be able to do it sooner, but considering that I've hit a bit of a plateau at three miles, I don't want to feel like I have to keep pushing each and every week to get there. So that's something to work for.
I'm immensely proud of myself that I was able to get into decent enough shape to do this. Especially considering that last fall I couldn't even run two miles straight through. This has been my running goal since last October and I did better than my minimal expectations (which were just to not be the last person across the finish line).
I have two new goals, one fairly short-term and one that is definitely more long-term. Goal number one is to run in the Great Race in September (also a 5K run option) and to have a better time. I'd like to get down to maybe 32 or 33 minutes. My long-term goal is to be able to run a 10K race by the time I'm forty (which is in four years). I may be able to do it sooner, but considering that I've hit a bit of a plateau at three miles, I don't want to feel like I have to keep pushing each and every week to get there. So that's something to work for.
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Date: 2008-05-13 01:35 pm (UTC)