My baby is 8 weeks old now and I am slowly getting back into shape. I thought this would be a good opportunity to measure my fitness against the last 5k I raced 3 weeks ago.
I warmed up 1.5 to the start and saw a couple fellow Sojourners at the start. I lined up with them and off we went. The first mile felt great. The parade goers were enthusiastic and I was holding a sub 6 pace (barely). Wow- it's been a while since that's happened. I passed several people along university avenue and one woman passed me. That was the last woman I let go by me.
I tried to push through the hurt of the 2nd mile, but I knew I had 9th East to reckon with so I held back just a little. The uphill climb up 9th was a challenge, and my pace definite suffered, but I stayed mentally strong and didn't get passed. I pushed to the finish when I saw the clock tick from 18 to 19 minutes. I really wanted to get in the 19:40s... I ended up getting exactly 19:40- a definite improvement from my last race. I gave no idea how I placed because I think they messed up the results. My best guess is top 5. I've got some work to do, but I'm excited to get back into the groove!
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