Saturday, Heather and I ran the SCAN Foundation's SOS 5k for the third year running. As you may recall, this was the first 5k we ever participated in back when we first started running -- we were only a few weeks into our C25k program when we signed up on a whim.
I remember feeling so incredibly accomplished crossing that first finish line. It was the first time I had really participated willingly in any athletic event with other people. And I loved it! Thus the many many more races to follow.
This third time out was a really good run, for a couple of reasons. First, Heather killed it, coming in at 33:27 - which I believe is a personal best for her. I followed shortly thereafter at 34:06, and I was pretty darn happy with that, since I have been getting slower and slower, it seems.
The other thing that made this a great run was that I never walked, which is a habit I've been getting into lately during 5ks that I'm none too thrilled about. I don't know how it is I can truck it around the hills at the park for almost 40 minutes, then struggle on a relatively flat course to run for 35, but it's been happening during races, ding dang it. So, there's a measure of personal triumph in having taken no walk breaks Saturday morning.
Now, let's see if I can handle tonight's challenge: 41 minutes straight. Wish me luck!
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