December 7, 2011 Prompt:
Achievement Unlocked
What
goal did you set for yourself and achieve this year? Did you achieve something
you didn't think you could? Did you win an award? Did you set a record? Did you
finally get your VCR from 1985 to stop blinking 12:00?
C'mon, share it!
Today
is your chance to brag and get a resounding round of interweb applause.
Congratulations!
You did it!
How will you resound?
Who knew 2011 would be the year that I started to be a runner?
If we were still in January, I would NEVER have looked forward and guessed that I would be bragging about the achievement I unlocked this year (as we all know, I wasn't running unless someone was chasing me). Well, being 12 months later, I am happy to brag that I have run my first (of many to come) 5k's!
The Lakewood Reindeer Run was held last Saturday (about 2 weeks shy of my #5kin100days graduation, but I wasn't going to back out). I wrote up a few notes on the race immediately after I cooled down and got into the car. In place of re-recapping, here are the raw notes:
If we were still in January, I would NEVER have looked forward and guessed that I would be bragging about the achievement I unlocked this year (as we all know, I wasn't running unless someone was chasing me). Well, being 12 months later, I am happy to brag that I have run my first (of many to come) 5k's!
The Lakewood Reindeer Run was held last Saturday (about 2 weeks shy of my #5kin100days graduation, but I wasn't going to back out). I wrote up a few notes on the race immediately after I cooled down and got into the car. In place of re-recapping, here are the raw notes:
I was nervous beginning the day before the race. I barely slept, and that was evident to my body around the first mile marker. But I forged on. A few other notes that I did not include is how much I enjoyed smiling at the other runners that were making their way back to the finish. Not sure if they noticed - but it made me feel good, and it also helped to push me that much further.
My results...
137 Mel H. Cleveland OH 1478 31 1263 41:58.90 43:33.82 13:32/M
I ran the 5k in 41:58.90 (which is about 3.5 minutes LESS than Run the Hood in October) with an average of 13:32 miles. This is atleast 30 seconds off my normal pace. I was 137 in my age group, and 1263rd out of 1500. Not too shabby for my first "running" race.
I am still smarting from last weekend. This was a biggie, and to know that I only walked about 4.5 minutes of the 42 is amazing to me. I have come a long way and I cannot wait for my next race (#5kin100days Graduation Run 5k) in a week and a half!
I am proud of myself for this achievement - it is something I did for myself, and I succeeded.
Go me!
My results...
137 Mel H. Cleveland OH 1478 31 1263 41:58.90 43:33.82 13:32/M
I ran the 5k in 41:58.90 (which is about 3.5 minutes LESS than Run the Hood in October) with an average of 13:32 miles. This is atleast 30 seconds off my normal pace. I was 137 in my age group, and 1263rd out of 1500. Not too shabby for my first "running" race.
I am still smarting from last weekend. This was a biggie, and to know that I only walked about 4.5 minutes of the 42 is amazing to me. I have come a long way and I cannot wait for my next race (#5kin100days Graduation Run 5k) in a week and a half!
I am proud of myself for this achievement - it is something I did for myself, and I succeeded.
Go me!
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