I’ve completed my first 5k, and I was very excited to complete it as part of my affiliate fatblogging odyssey.
As I was preparing for the race, I saw a lot of 5k tutorials that recommended working up to it over 6-12 weeks, and I probably pushed myself too quick into it (all in just a few weeks).
Also, all of my practice was on flat trails, and I was brutally surprised by the inclines during the 5k.
So while I finished it, and I am satisfied about that, I would have loved to have a better time. I think I’ll go back to the drawing board and run shorter lengths to properly build up my speed and stamina.
Here are my embarrassing stats…
Yep, 22 out of 22 for my age/gender group of guys aged 35-39 and 360th overall. No medal this time around. There were children ahead of me!
Anyhow, I’ve been looking around for other races in the area and plan to run some 5k’s in September and October.
As far as the weight, I’m still stuck at 218. While I exercised a whole lot leading up to the 5k, I also made a trip down to Maryland for the Tax Talk & Crab Feast at the buy.at office, and mixed some great networking with too many eats and drinks.
Starting weight: 225
Last week: 218
This week: 218
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@michael thomas:
Oh yeah – back when I was playing soccer, we’d kick things off with a 3 mile run before practice. But that was the 80s.
It’s definitely getting easier, though. I wanted to crawl under a rock about a month ago when I couldn’t get past a half mile.
Hi Shawn,
Remember way back in the day the soccer practice we talked about at the tax talk in Baltimore. No pain no gain… I remember playing indoor soccer, which is a smaller area than an outside field, I was huffing and puffing after a few minutes of play. Keep working at it mile by mile and 5k will seem like a piece of cake. Let’s work on 10k… Happy running
@Mike Allen:
How about a light run in Santa Barbara before things start on one of the days at CJU?
@Jennifer Crego:
Yeah, I like the ability to compete against personal times. The nikeplus.com site is really helpful to track that info.
Good for you, Shawn! During high school and college I used to run 5K and 10K races and was in great shape. I should work up to that again — I’m not even running now. Your accomplishment here is encouraging to me. Keep up the good work!
The great thing about running is you can really concentrate on just competing with yourself. I know I’ll never win a race, (there are some FAST runners at these events) but I can work on improving and beating my own times.
Good job for doing it! Exactly what James said, there are so many people who wouldn’t even attempt it.
Thanks everybody – I am heading out now for a nice, sweaty mid-day run.
@Scott Jangro:
No doubt – there were some in the oldest age groups that totally bolted.
But I noticed that none of them had a beer gut.
Congrats Shawn!
Think about this, most people wouldn’t even attempt to do it and you did. That’s saying something about your commitment.
Again nice job!
Good job! I remember my first 5k – they get addicting. If you want to run faster, try working sprints into your workout routine. Also, check out evolutionrunning.com – it’s completely changed how I run, and got me down to 7:40 miles (over a 5K) at my prime.
Well done Shawn!
Don’t look now, but the 40-49 age group runs even faster! I don’t know why, but I’ve heard that’s a fact.
Keep at it. You’ll be under 30 minutes in no time.
Congrats, that’s a huge goal. I have since stopped running and am doing crossfit training. More over at http://www.yourweightlosssucks.com
I’m proud of you!! Don’t compare yourself to the other runners. Compare yourself to the people who can’t even walk a 5K, little lone run one. It’s great to have a goal like this and accomplish it. And that’s a really nice gift bag! I’ve run 3 races in the last year and have never gotten anything close to that. And six weeks in a row without losing is better than six weeks in a row of gaining.
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