5K - Indiana

Last Saturday a number of my family members participated in the 5K Patoot Fun Run in Peterson, Iowa as one of our family reunion activities. My time was 40.44.96 not bad for my first 5K ever! And to keep my mother and myself motivated to keep running - we will be participating in another 5K Fun Run at the end of July in Indiana. Details can be found at: http://distinxion.org/programs-camps/5k-event/. 

5K Training cont.

After taking the day off yesterday to let my body adjust to the idea of running (the tops of my thighs and hips screamed at me all day -- it was hard to get myself up and out of a chair) I ran another 1.2 miles today and am feeling a lot better. I am focusing on distance (as opposed to time) because then I can take as long as needed to reach my goal at my own pace.

It was already a little warm out at 7:45 AM this morning, so I am going to try to get up earlier to be out on the trail shortly after 7 AM. It is suppose to rain here all weekend, but I will be back on the trail on Monday morning -- if the weather cooperates. Sharing my progress is a great motivation for me and I hope others are inspired to run as well. 

Quote: "Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can." - Thomas Lowell

5K Training

I got up at 7 AM this morning for the first run/jog/walk of preparing for the Patoot 5K Fun Run, which I will be participating in June.

Ryan and I ran on the Bloomington B-Line trail for 1.2 miles. It was a warm 34 degrees this morning and frost covered the ground. We bundled up and waited for the sun to warm up the temp a little before we headed out at 7:45 AM.

I didn't realize how out of shape I was until I was walking with my hand pressed into my side trying to pull air into my traumatized lungs about 300 ft. into the start of my run. I ended up running about half of the 1.2 miles and walking the rest. We will see how things go when I run again tomorrow morning...

Goal: The entire trail is 3.1 miles long and I would like to be able to run/jog the entire thing by the end of June (fingers-crossed).

5K Patoot Fun Run

On June 29th I will be running/walking in the 5K Patoot Fun Run in Peterson, IA with at least three of my family members. I am not an avid runner and haven't been involved in any major physical activity since I was an undergrad. So, beginning tomorrow morning I will begin running on a regular basis and gearing up for the end of June. I am looking forward to sharing this experience with my family and would like to be able to run the entire event - wish me luck!

Event details found at: http://www.nwiarun.us/events/3-patoot