Well, I am happy to report that I finished the 5K today. Being that there was thunder and lightening as the race started, I had some doubts about whether they would cancel it. Because of all the rain we got yesterday and again this morning they also had to change the course a bit. I got to dodge tree roots and a fair number of mud puddles and water puddles still. I don't know exactly how I finished compared to the other racers in my age group, but I finished with my fastest time yet and with a hard push at the end so I'm happy. Especially since it's my first 5K in 7 years and I really only trained for 2 weeks prior.
I think it's safe to say, I want to try this again. A 5K is definitely something I can see myself doing on a somewhat regular basis. And I can see myself getting faster if I train consistently. In fact, I'm thinking of doing a night race in July. My goal for that one will be to cut 4 minutes off my time from today.
Good news... tomorrow's training day is a 2 mile walk so I can do that in my old tennis shoes. That's important since it will probably take a couple days for my shoes to dry out from today's run... that ankle deep puddle really got my feet wet.
Update: I was able to figure out how I placed. 11th for my age group and 135th out of 171 overall. And one more thing... when the race started I was about 200 feet from the start line talking to a friend who wasn't running, so I could have done better just by starting with everyone else. With the rain I wasn't thinking I'd do that well. If I'd have known I'd do as well as I did, I think I would have tried a bit harder... next time.
Well done! :)
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