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I Couched to 5k

I have now officially gone from couch to 5k. Silvia and I finished the race, and she did it while pushing a 4-year-old. It was as perfect weather as possible on a July morning (just over 70° at the start). Starting the run, there was a decline for about 1/3 a mile, then it seemed like the rest of the race was uphill. It wasn't steep, just a hill that never ended. It really had that uphill feeling the whole race. There were 881 racers. I didn't come in last, which I am grateful for. My heart rate was high the entire race. When racing, it makes sense that it would be because of pushing harder. Looking at it now, I am not 100% I was ready for it. Missing runs over the past few weeks really hurt. I didn't think they would have that big of an impact. I am glad I did the race, even without being 100% ready. It's been a chance to dip my toe in the water getting back into running. And I got a shiny new medal to add to my small collection.

I will start working on the 10k by picking up where my 5k training ended. I will be signing up for my 10k training (hopefully tomorrow if I can finish my marketing course by then). One of the runs for the week is in the evening with the training group on Tuesdays. Then there is another group run on Saturday mornings. The training is for roughly 9 weeks.

I think that sums up my thoughts for today. Thanks for reading.

-Riley

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