Unfortunately, until recently I wasn't running regularly. I blame winter. and illness (DARN YOU CROHN'S). And depression. And anxiety.
BUT! I realized that the zoo 5K was around the corner (okay, like two months) and my 5K pace was abysmally slow. I ran my first 5K in less than 36 minutes! There's no reason I should be running a 5K in more than 40 minutes. So I bit the bullet and decided that come hell or high water, I would PR at the Make Tracks for the Zoo 5K. It's... slow going. But hey, it was around this time that I started running last year, and I went from not being able to run more than 30 seconds in one go to that awesome 35:56 in 8 weeks. I'm pretty sure I can get under 35 by then.
Not entirely flattering but hey, I was tired.
Today's run was interesting. It wasn't hard, per se, but it was definitely a mental challenge. I had a half-hearted goal of running 5K in 40 minutes or less. I hit 3K at 26 minutes and freaked out a bit. So I pushed myself harder and harder. I think this is the first time since my first 5K that my pace got faster with each passing kilometer. My last kilometer I had a pace of about 7:11 (nice). I was getting a bit winded so I quit what I thought was just shy of 5K so I could cool down walk. I'm not entirely sure what the break down was (my app glitched a bit), but I'm pretty sure the 5K was around 40-41 minutes.
Even if it was a whole minute slower than I initially wanted, I can't complain. For one, I was incredibly distracted for the first km considering my dear pink headphones started cutting out with every stride. For another, I apparently decided today was the day that I'd run hills. In my first kilometer I attacked a hillier area than I'm used to. So if I wasn't distracted and I didn't have to run uphill, I'm pretty confident I would have slightly exceeded my half-hearted goal. I can't really complain. In fact, it was a really good run.
I may have to retire my pink headphones though. Thankfully I have a really swanky pair that came with my phone. Pink ones will be for travel only! And travel I mean vehicular travel, not running from zombies. :P
Even if it was a whole minute slower than I initially wanted, I can't complain. For one, I was incredibly distracted for the first km considering my dear pink headphones started cutting out with every stride. For another, I apparently decided today was the day that I'd run hills. In my first kilometer I attacked a hillier area than I'm used to. So if I wasn't distracted and I didn't have to run uphill, I'm pretty confident I would have slightly exceeded my half-hearted goal. I can't really complain. In fact, it was a really good run.
I may have to retire my pink headphones though. Thankfully I have a really swanky pair that came with my phone. Pink ones will be for travel only! And travel I mean vehicular travel, not running from zombies. :P
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