Rich and I ran the Turkey Trot this morning, so we now have license to eat whatever we want. My stomach is already rumbling despite having a bowl of cereal before I left for the race. Rich did the 5K and I did the 10K, which was added this year. I’m happy that area races are starting to add 10Ks to the slate, because I think it’s a better distance for me. I took Advil in an attempt to keep my legs from hurting, and it worked — I felt fantastic.
I started out slow because there were a lot of people and it was slow-going trying to pick my way through the walkers, but at the 5K turnaround more than half the pack turned, and the road really cleared out for me and the other 10K people. I ran the second half of the race a lot faster than the first, and finished in 1:06:08 — 10:40 miles! Woohoo! Last year I did the 5K and it was my first ever 5K under 30 minutes. I probably couldn’t have repeated that today, but ah well. I’m feeling good anyway.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out in Internet-land! 🙂
Scott D. Feldstein says
Inspirational. I’m a wannabe runner who is just trying to get back into the swing of things after a two month absence. I can do 5k 3 times a week no problem, but I would really like to increase that distance soon.