5k run!

            So it took a couple of days but, here it is! The race I did was called Harmageddon located in New Harmony IN. I guess there was also a mountain bike race but since I cannot ride a bike I obviously skipped out on that one and just did the 5k. A 5k is about 3.1 miles, however it can vary a little with different races. My race happened to be a trail race, which I have no experience in. There were hills… HILLS! I have NO hill training whatsoever.

            Since I’m normally so scatter brained I decided to make an outline just for this blog! First I will tell you some good things and then some bad things pertaining to the race. First off, like previously mentioned, it was a trail race and I have had no trail training. I run on a paved path through town that has absolutely no hills. This made the run pretty hellish. I actually had to walk up a few; a lot of people were walking up them though so I don’t feel too bad about it. I think I could have done a lot better time-wise though if I hadn’t walked… obviously. I did like it though! Even though it was hard it was nice, hotter than blue blazes though. I think it got up and over 100º! We were running in the shade though so even though it sucked, it could have been much worse. Even though I was complaining about the hills earlier, let me just say; I LOVED them too. I like a running challenge and this was challenging! I’m still sore enough that I don’t know if I’ll be able to run today. I need to do more hill challenges.

            My time!!!! So I think I wrote that I would have loved to do it in 33min but would settle for under 40 and in my journal I wrote that I was shooting for 36. Well, let me tell you, I did it iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin… 35min and just under a second!!!! I was so stoked! Here is a picture of me running!

I look pretty stoked eh? Over all I’d say this was one of the hardest runs I’ve ever done in my entire life, but I LOVED it. I had so much fun running with my dad and co. The first mile for me was the best and the second two were beasts. I averaged about 11.3-12min miles, ran it in 35.03ish min and did 3.1 miles! I can’t wait to continue doing more and more races! I will be shooting for a 10k in the fall and possibly a half marathon in the spring!