I’d listed running a 5k as one of my New Year’s resolutions, but like so many things in my life, it was always something I was ‘intending’ to get to, but was unlikely to actually do anytime soon. Two of my buddies at work, who’ve been very supportive of my weight loss goals, took it upon themselves to register for the local race in the hopes of getting me to run as well, and it worked.
Seeing as how this is a blog dedicated to my personal nutrition and fitness, you’d think I would have mentioned the fact that I was registered to run a 5k yesterday. However, given the fact that it was at 7am and that I hadn’t really been training for it at all, I honestly wasn’t sure I was going to show – as anyone who knows me can attest, the only time I’m up at 7am is if it’s because I’m still up from the day before.
But I did show, and I ran (or more accurately – walked, with alittle running mixed in), and I did okay. I was aiming for under 40 minutes and I got decently close with an official time of 41:35. The cold morning air was harder to breathe than the warmer air at the gym, and the concrete/asphalt was waaaaaay harder on my knees than the treadmill, so I’ll happily take that time.
Now, as soon as I can walk without hobbling, I’ll look towards running another. 🙂
So awesome! Congratulations my friend. Doesn’t if feel great knowing that you completed a goal – and you didn’t die doing it?! 😀 What an awesome feeling. And your time is EXTREMELY good! I was recently in a 5k and the last place was an hour and 10 minutes and I was wondering if they crawled it. You probably did better than the majority of the participants, so good for you!!!!
Thanks! Not dying was definitely high on my priority list with this one, but now that I know I can do it, I’m crazy enough to be considering a 10k sometime before the end of the year.
aaaaahhh! Ignore my other comment, haha. I hadn’t seen this post when I posted it. Congratulations Paul, that’s effin awesome! No wonder your legs are sore. 🙂 Did you enjoy the experience? I just did my first 10k (mixture of running and walking) and it was a great race. Congrats again!
A 10k!? That’s awesome Josie, congrats!
Yeah, I had fun. More fun than I could possibly have imagined I would have. I’m already looking forward to another (maybe even a 10k). My legs aren’t looking forward to it yet, but my mind certainly is. 🙂
So awesome, Paul!!! I’m so proud of you!