Saturday, September 20, 2014

First 4-mile run/race and Week 11

0.1 mi
0.5 mi
1 mi
5 mi
10 mi
DISTANCEPACEELAPSED TIME
1.0 mi11:03 min/mi00:11:03
2.0 mi11:24 min/mi00:11:23
3.0 mi11:24 min/mi00:11:23
4.0 mi11:15 min/mi00:11:13
4.1 mi14:15 min/mi00:00:43

So after my 5K last weekend I felt pretty good at the end so I decided to try a 4-mile run/race today that Angie H. told me about. It was in Eureka for yet another good cause for  Heart House Shelter for homeless and domestic violence victims. Not a big race participant wise but I like running for different causes.

Overall,  I am very happy about today. I met some really nice people who inspired me. One gal, in the 70+ age division has been running for 31 years. Another gal, is on her weight loss journey and has lost a lot of weight and her goal was to finish in under an hour...I am pleased to say she did it! I met another younger gal who just started running in June (mother of 3 little ones) and she was running in the 10K...her first.

It was a little dis-heartening when I had just passed the mile marker and the leaders of the 4-mile were already on their way back passing the other way! But then again, this is probably a warm up for them.

I am pleased to say that I placed 2nd in my age division...unfortunately there were only 2 in my age division. :-) But as I told the one gal who said she was going to finish last, you are going to beat the person who is sitting on the couch!

Proud of myself for going and pushing myself.



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