Cross that off my bucket list!!!

Today I ran my first official 5k race.  It was the NCMC Turkey Trot in Greeley, CO.  I had my personal best time of 37:11!!! Yay me!  The temp at the start of the race was a balmy 15 degrees!!

Getting ready for my first official 5k...

Today I ran 3.51 miles in 48 minutes.  Not bad considering I hadn't run 5k since October 21.  Actually, I haven't been running nearly as much this fall/winter as I did this summer.  But, yay, I can still do it.  It made me feel much better about the fact that I entered my first official 5k which will be run on Thanksgiving Day...

Just the facts...

17 minutes, speed 4.2, 1.06 miles...

Took a break

Due to circumstances beyond my control I took a break from running for a week...wow!! Yesterday was sooo hard!  But I did it and I ran again this morning.  Much easier!  Both days I ran 15 minutes...yesterday at speed 4.4 and today at speed 4.

Happy 45th Birthday to me!!

I woke up this morning planning to run 15 minutes on the treadmill again but after I went outside and saw how gorgeous it was I decided to give myself a birthday gift and run 3.1 (5k) miles! What a nice run. It was awesome!

Still running...

I decided to change things up a bit this week. I am running every day (Tue - Fri) for 15 minutes. I am going to try to run 5k on Saturday morning if the weather is nice. I am learning I do not like running on the treadmill!!

I love running in the mornings...

I ran outside today. I thoroughly enjoyed the sunshine! Two miles in 24 minutes!!!