First 5K down!

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DISTANCE	PACE	ELAPSED TIME
1 mi	10:40 min/mi	00:10:38
2 mi	11:26 min/mi	00:11:20
3 mi	12:07 min/mi	00:12:02
3.2 mi	12:08 min/mi	00:02:27

I just got home from my first 5K, this isn;t my first but it is the first in more than 5 years...I did it! I ran the entire time and I didn't finish last. It felt good finishing (emotionally that is). Physically, after my cool down, I felt better than immediately following the run.  

Joe, David, Nick and Marshall were there at the start of the run and met me at the finish line. It was great having them there for moral support. I was kind of nervous...I didn't want to finish last, and plus the area we were running in was not good. There was police presence at every corner so that was nice. This is a popular race course so I was certain there would not be any issues, but still scary running in an area you are not familiar with. 

First 5K down!

During the first mile several runners quit running and walked. I saw a girl running by herself (Brenna) and stayed with her, I think she was in high school. She was struggling at times, as I was, and we kept each other going. I had to take baby steps into mile 2, but it helped me to continue. I eventually caught up to her again. She ended up finishing about 10-20 seconds ahead of me, but she ran the entire time too. It felt good knowing we did...there was a time well into the 2nd mile when a couple to be in their 20-30's were running together and they stopped and walked for a brief time, but for all I know they could be non-runners and they were out for a good cause.  The last 1/4 mile I could see the finish area...it was so close but yet so far. The song that came on that I finished the run to was "Runnin' on Empty". I just started laughing when it came on. I have my running track on shuffle so it was random. 

3 weeks of training completed.

Tomorrow was was supposed to run 4 miles according to my training schedule...I will forego that and get back on schedule next week.