Day: Saturday
Workout: 5K Race
Time: 36:30
So Saturday I ran the Neptune City Day 5K. I run this race every year…except for last year when I was injured. Some years I run it for time, others I just run it to run it. This year I ran it with my girlfriend, and it was her first 5K. It’s funny…she’s run 2 half marathons, is training for a third, but this was her first 5K. I felt she did really well. It was pretty humid, and definitely not cool out. Within a half mile we were covered it sweat. But, we stuck to our plan. We ran the first 1.25 miles (to the first water stop), then started run / walking (run 2, walk 1) until the last quarter mile, then we ran the last quarter. It was a good time. My friend and his fiance and her mom ran it as well…they beat us by like 30 seconds. After that we headed to the beach…
Day: Monday
Workout: 5 miles
Time: 41:00 (8:06, 8:00, 8:30, 7:56, 8:48)
So because I didn’t get a long run in this weekend like I had planned, I wanted to do around 6-7. I didn’t really have a route planned out, so I just headed out the door and figured I’d see where my legs took me. I headed down the road to where I usually turn around after one mile, but this time just kept going. Turned up this long hilly (mostly uphill) road, then down a flat and downhill road, then back down another road which led back to the first road. At that point I realized my new loop wasn’t taking me for 6 or 7, but I felt with the amount of hills and the speed I was going it was just as good a workout. After the run I ended up walking an extra half mile. I tend to go where my legs take me, and today they took me all the way around my complex. I guess I needed the extra cool down.
Well, that sums up the past 2 runs. Gotta get a couple more good ones in this week I hope, including a weekend long run. Hopefully I should have a date soon for the baseball game, and I’ll post it as soon as I have it. So, here’s to getting through another week. Run on friends!

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