Run of the Century

Yesterday I ran a 5k at one of the local high schools. I did a pretty good time (for me), which was about 43 minutes. It was really funny because I started off kind of quickly and the hills that I distinctly remember walking last year, well, I ran up them this time. However, I had blocked out of my mind one particularly dreadful hill. Not sure if it was mile 1 or 2, but one of the men on the bikes came past me and said, "Are you ready of the fun part?" I, of course, said "yes." What I didn't realize is that I had totally forgotten about the hill of doom. Its about a quarter mile at a 35 to 45% grade (may not be, but it seems like it). Its really steep! Needless to say my legs were very tired by the time I got to the top, and I did give up and I walked at least half of it to the top. Well, there was a blind corner at the top and the hill of doom wasn't finished with me yet. Luckily this was maybe a 15-20% grade and I proceeded to walk the rest of the way up that damn hill. Apparently the experience of the hill was so awful that my mind blocked it from memory last year. This is why I am blogging about it, so I can remember how bad it was that way I will be mentally prepared.

All in all it wasn't a bad race. I didn't finish last, which is important. I ran it faster than last year, which is awesome. I also came to realize that my resting from October has taken a toll on my legs, so I need to push myself better in training. The problem is I seem to have caught a nagging cold, it isn't bad enough to keep me from doing stuff, but it is just bad enough to leave my wiped out after a long day. Hoping for a little R&R over the Thanksgiving break.

I do have the YMCA Turkey Trot, which my husband and I love. Hopefully I will get some pics up soon. I did wear my Eat-Sleep-Trot sweaty band yesterday! So cute :-)

Happy Running!