Ran the Atlanta Girls on the Run 5k with Leandrea this morning - although we weren't really feeling it as we dragged ourselves out of bed early and drove 40 minutes to downtown Atlanta (on some sketchy streets no less!) I was so glad we went, I just love Girls on the Run and am dying to be a leader, if I can swing it spring quarter I'm definitely going to apply. Seeing all those girls out cheering, out running their first 5ks, reaching their goals, so happy to be running, was so inspiring. Leandrea WON these race entries, so a completely FREE race (even though no tshirts, just huge gloves that I probably won't ever wear) is always a fun time.
Did a 1 mile warm-up, got a whole bunch of freebies (which I ate most of, my banana only breakfast was leaving me hungry! cherry pie larabars are the best), then lined up in the first wave, and took off. First mile mostly downhill, 3rd mile mostly uphill. With about .4 miles Leandrea told me to go and at first I protested but then I thought about how lovely it would be to go hard, so I took off, but she finished just 20 seconds behind me so she was hauling at the end as well. Great morning for a run! My shin is kind of bothering me after Friday's weights class, I guess from all of the jumping around, and that is a little worrisome.
TT: 26:23 AP: 8:23 Splits: 8:01, 8:55, 8:31, 6:28 (.15)
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