Saturday I completed my first 5K. Glad to have it done.....but I wasn't overly thrilled with how it went. We all know we are harder on ourselves than anyone else is......so although I'm glad to have it done, I would prepare myself a little bit more.
The wind was crazy on Saturday morning. Running into the wind, I felt like I couldn't breath. I felt like I'd never ran before.....I just couldn't catch my breath. We started running and my pants started falling down. I wear these pants all the time.....so that was distracting! Then my hat blew off and my hair was blowing in my eyes....one of my BIGGEST pet peeves when running. And my knee was hurting. Geez......things just weren't going great. I walked A LOT more than I wish I would have. I didn't run very much the week or two before the race.....trying to make sure my knee felt ok. I do think that hurt my running performance. BUT......with all of that being said.....we finished! And next time I intend to do better!
Amber went to a Physical Therapist this morning. Her hip has really been hurting her.....so we were quite the pair for the race! She has IT band syndrome and hip bursitis (Did I get that right Amber?). So she has to work on stretching the IT band and strengthening her right side. The PT suggested 10 days off of running. I'm giving my knee a rest this week too. Riding my stationary bike every day. Hopefully then we'll be healthy and ready to continue our training!
Happy Running!! And good job to Lori with her running! She is kicking butt....and will be ready for her half at the end of the month!!!
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