Ran the Lehi Roundup 5K today. Ran over to Stonehaven dental from home. Saw Melanie B. from the blog (she was running 10k which started a bit later) and was talking with her and then all of the sudden the 5k started. Whoa. So, not a good start to the race, but I was fine with that. Mile 1-6.24 Just passing lots of people since I started at the back accidentally.
Mile 2-6.20 Finally settle into place. I'm in 7th from about this mile forward and pretty much was on my own. Uphill everywhere in this thing.
Mile 3-6.25 This is where the big hill comes into play. It's got to be about 1/2 mile long. Get some good downhill for the last 1/2 mile, but the 2 guys in front of me aren't coming back to me.
The distance on my watch was low compared to the race. I hate 5ks, but it was a good workout for me. I get frustrated cause I feel like I should be fast and that I should be able to run a 5K at 6:00 and below for each mile. Feel like I need to lose some weight as well. I seem to carry all my weight up top, which is why I've cut back on lifting weights to only once a week. Hopefully that will help me lose some bulk. Overall, a good race and I'll just keep plugging away and trying to get faster. 4 more weeks until DesNews Marathon and I think I'm in good shape with my training. I just got to keep it up for the next couple weeks. Finished the day off with a run home, which was miserable cause my legs had nothing and it was freaking hot.
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