The results are in...

Well, my first 5K has come and gone. I think I checked the sponsor's site about 80 times to find out the official results.

Seriously, who doesn't look at the time when they cross the finish line?!?!

My goal for this race was 45 minutes, but I knew that I finished in about 41:00, because my hubby looked at the clock when I finished. Then I got to thinking, 'I started in the back of the pack of about 750 people. If my "gun time" is about 41, my chip time is probably closer to 40!"

This was thrilling to me. I never would have imagined that I could do my first 5K on a decently hilly course in under 40! I thought 45 was a stretch.

I was on my way out to the gym tonight when I decided to check for the results one more time, and lo and behold, they were posted! My official time was 39:48.9!

::cue dance party::

The results of this race really helped me push it at the gym. My goal for February's race (less than 4 weeks away!) is to run it in under 35. Tonight, my C25K plan was to just run for 25 straight minutes, or 2.5 miles. I really didn't think I would be able to do it, but I ran 11 minutes at 6.0 MPH, walked for a minute and a half to get some water and straighten my knee-brace, and then ran the remainder between 6.0-9.0 MPH. I pushed hard and ended up doing this...

It's official... that is a 5K in under 35 minutes! Now I just need to be able to do that outside, with hills, in the cold.

Here is my awesome hubby, who really motivated me and has been telling me how proud he is of me.  Hearing that is so much better than nachos and ice cream.

I know the day is coming when I run the entire thing and don't stop to fix the knee-brace... I think that day might be this weekend, but we will see!!!

I know I was driving Jeff nuts by checking my phone so frequently today, but I told him when I got home that knowing my time was the best thing for me. I know I didn't do very well in the actual race, because I walked the majority of the time. BUT, if I could walk it, with the hills, in the cold, in under 40 minutes, I had BETTER be able to do it on a level treadmill in the gym in far less than that.

My goal is to keep improving. For February, I have a few goals:
1) Run the entire race
2) Finish in under 35
3) Weigh less than 182
4) Be able to run a 5K on a treadmill in under 30.


So that's what I'm working on... I'll be around to give updates!!!