Official Races Results from the Possum Ridge 5K

My official race time: 41:52

Official Page with Results

Possum Ridge 5K - 6/11/11 - Taylorsville Lake State Park

Wow! My friend and I finished out first 5K this morning! Needless to say I am tired now!

I definitely did not run the whole way, but I did finish under my time goal.... My goal was to finish in under 45...  I don't have my official time yet, but it was no more than 42:32 (by the time I could turn my Nike + off)...

Proud of myself for finishing (proud of my friend too), but my goal is to do betteR! Next up (and I am very nervous about it).. but is the Bluegrass 10K in downtown Lexington.. July 4th! Wish us luck for then!

Running Update- Picture Purchase

I know this is silly... But I just wanted to share with you my new Brooks running shoes (From John's Run Walk Shop here in Lexington) and my new Half Marathon visor! 

If I am going to be serious about this (which I am), then I need the gear to go with it. I've been running in my Nike + shoes and just putting on the Brooks shoes is a world of difference! They were expensive and almost hurt to buy, but I know they will help my feet and the rest of my body out a lot.. Getting fit for running shoes has been the #1 suggestion from all my running companions! 

The visor.. probably not needed, but my friend and I got the same one! We thought it would be great inspiration/reminder for what our end goal is *besides being healthy and in shape*... It also is going to be part of our team gear! Then it will also help (hopefully) keep the sweat from rolling down our faces and into our eyes... We are going to try it out! 

Day 17 - 6/8/11

Totally bummed that I skipped my run on Sunday.. I feel like I am behind now.. Then come to find out my stupid Nike + app hasn't been calibrated for my running yet.. so where I thought I was fast.. turns out I am slow! Haha! :-) Oh well.. now I know and will calibrate for running tomorrow..

My first 5K is this Saturday AM @ the Taylorsville Lake State Park.. My friend and I are running.. In fact, my friend and I are running the following (as of right now):

6/11/11 - Possum Ridge 5K (Taylorsville Lake State Park)
7/4/11 - Bluegrass 10K (Downtown Lexington)
8/6/11 - Midsummer's Night Run 5K (Lexington)
Sept Runs to Plan - Can't find a 10K in KY - Let me know if you have one

10/23/11 - Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon (Myrtle Beach, SC) - aka D-DAY!

We have agreed to stick together through this first leg of races (even in the half marathon).. That way we can support each other and get to know our strengths and weaknesses for future race support! We can do this! We also said we were going to find someone to take a picture of us at the end of each race!

Cannot wait to get the first race under our belt (or compression shorts for this instance)! Haha!

Wish us luck!

Day 11 - 6/2/11

I got up bright and early this morning! 5 AM! And I decided to get my 30 minute run in this morning! I would rather run in the AM instead of running in the evening with 90* heat and 70-80% humidity! Quite a scary run, but I survived.. Even passed my dad when he was driving to work... I think I liked passing him, just to show him that I am really doing this marathon thing! We are t-minus 8 days until my first 5K run at the Taylorsville Lake State Park with my friend Stephanie!

Might do the AM run more if I make it through the day!

Distance: 2.34 miles
Time: 30:03
Pace: 12'50" per mile
Calories: 406

Ability to Finish Task for the Day: 100%  -- I even ran an entire mile without stopping.. Small Victories!