Went for a run tonight. I knew it would probably be my final run before the 5K event, so I wanted to make it a strong run. I tried to do some rhythmic breathing. Every two steps I would inhale or exhale. I think it helped out, but it really dried out my throat by the end of the run. We did our 5.7K – 6K (I don’t know what it really is) and I felt alright. Sure, I was tired, but it was a good sort of tired. I completed it in 43 minutes, but I stopped to an easy walk for a minute or two while talking with the instructor so…that kind of skewed things a little bit. On race day, no one is going to turn around for you, so that will be different. I don’t think I can run the whole 30-40 minutes straight, so 10 minute intervals seem like a decent compromise. Maybe I can stretch it out to 15 minutes? We’ll see how I feel on the day of.
Wow. Naturally I’m nervous about this whole race thing. It’s my first–of course I’m going to feel a little bit scared or apprehensive. However, I know that I’m going to complete it (barring injuries and such). Even if I’m slow as a turtle, if I get to the end, I’m a winner. Well…not a winner at the top of my age/gender group, but whatever, you know? I know that I worked damn hard to get to this point.
Damn skippy!
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