Oh my goodness, oh my goodness..............(channeling Shirley Temple) This was over 3 minutes faster than my last 5k Race for the Cure. Mile times 10:56, 10:30, 10:28, .1 in 48 seconds. I do believe this is my second fastest 5k ever, and I can't believe how much I have improved in just a couple months. Mile one have .5 miles of an incline and then there were two small rolling hills but a decent amount of down with some flat as we headed north on the course. Wow, only 3 more minutes off and I will have an all time PR and that was done before the birth of my second baby. Sasha told me to go out at a 10min pace and see what happens. I thought he was crazy, because my training miles rarely go under 12 min pace. But I took off and kept the pace(slowed down for the hill) but I wasn't so far off from a 10 min pace. WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW -----sorry I am just tickled pink and couldn't be happier. I think the warmup mile helped, I used to think the people who ran before the race were nuts but it really helps to loosen up and get the slowness out. Then I ran a little afterwards and along side my kids for their race. Happy 4th of July everyone!!! |