i'm back. and what better way to come back to my meager blog than with the announcement of a post-collegiate 5k PR. granted, i heard the course was fast--a lot of downhill--and a good way to get a fast time. it almost feels like cheating, but hey, i was still out there doing the work, right?!
I had really really just wanted to break 19 minutes. i haven't really had too many 5k's even under 20 minutes since after college, but i've been doing some track workouts this summer geared towards a 5k (just for fun) in the hopes of running sort of "fast" again. i was pleasantly surprised with the outcome...
5K: 18:38 -- mile 1: 5:59, mile 2: 5:57, mile 3: 6:08
i'll take it.
my marathon training will start in august. i'm excited about it, but it is hard to picture myself doing 16-22 mile long runs on the weekends. right now i enjoy running for an hour or so!
other news: i'm working full time at the running store now. sort of side-by-side with my husband, though we rarely work at the same store together. i am already far less stressed and i really enjoy being at the store. it is a family business now, afterall!! plus, someone needed to take over the apparel buying! (ha!)
i'm going to do my best to stay fairly active on this. then once marathon training starts, i will use it as my training log as well (just as before). only this time i won't also be trying to plan a wedding!! that alone should make things go much smoother.
until next time then....
Yay!! I'm so happy you're back! And ... holy speed demon! Way to go, Jen!
ReplyDeleteWay to go! You are awesome.
ReplyDeleteI've been doing a bit of long-distance marketing for the store lately - I assume you were the Jen that sold my pastor a pair of kicks a few weeks back. He's very pleased, so good work.
Glad to have you back in the blog-universe!