We got a babysitter today so we could both race up in Morgan. Riley ran the marathon and I ran the 5K. I was disappointed to learn the day before the race that they weren't offically timing the 5K. I didn't want to do the 10k though because I still have a lot of baby weight to lose and the 5K would be a perfect workout for the week. I had no expectations going into this race. The temperature was nice and cool.
The gun went off and I immeidately was the first place female. There were quite a few high school boys who went out in front of me but I ended up catching most of them and only losing to 4 of them. The first mile had an uphill then the rest of the course was flat. As I started getting a feel for the race I picked a pace that would be comfortable and a good push for me. So I tried to run all 3 of my miles under 7 minute pace. Mile splits were 6:59, 6:51, 6:59. I was pushing hard the last mile to keep under 7 minutes. I just barley got there. It's a good starting place for me. Hopefully I'll keep at it and improving. Now I'm looking for another 5k to jump into soon.
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