Corset Athlete Update, Part 1: RunningSo I created this little side blog to give me a space to yap a
Corset Athlete Update, Part 1: RunningSo I created this little side blog to give me a space to yap about my recreational/athletic goals, plans, and adventures. But I haven’t really used it all that much, have I? I’ve hit a number of milestones and signed up for a few events in the past several months that are worth mentioning, but I never got so far as typing out anything about them! You’ll see a few “Corset Athlete Update” posts coming out here in the next few days, so consider these a “catch-up” on what I’ve been up to lately. As always, I love questions, so feel free to shoot me a message if you have any at all!RunningFor Christmas, my husband got me one gift. One and only one gift: registration for a race series. Four 5K races and 1 half marathon. So, does that make it five gifts? A lot more if you count all the excess swag that comes with any race these days…It was exactly what I wanted! It was also what I asked for. The winter months are so difficult to keep up a running habit during, especially for someone like me who considers treadmill running a taste of hell. I figured that having some races peppered throughout this part of the year would be helpful in keeping me motivated. At the very least, I had to show up to the races to get my “free” post-race bagel (even if I just fed it to my dear partner).At the beginning of it all, I set the goal of completing one of the 5Ks in less than 25 minutes. Even as a cross country runner in high school, I hadn’t dipped below that time. No such luck, but I still was pretty happy with my times.12/7/14 (perfect weather): 26:041/18/15 (bad pre-race fueling): 26:322/1/15 (icy course): 28:582/8/15 (good weather, high winds): 26:05So far, I’m actually sitting pretty at 10th place for women in the entire race series out of over 800 gals (and 26th out of 1300+ overall), though that’s mostly due to the fact that I’ve simply participated in all of the races.The final race, a half marathon, is coming up this Sunday (yep, three days from now). And I’m not as well-trained for it as I would like to say I am. There’s no doubt I’ll get through it without slowing to a walk, but I doubt it will be a PR. The weather looks to be of little help in this matter. We are set to receive another 10-ish inches of snow between now and race day, with the temperature never rising above freezing. At a certain point, the goal mainly becomes to not slip and hurt myself!I suppose I should wrap this up by saying “wish me luck” or something to that effect. After all, it can’t hurt. :)PhotosTop: Pre-race 12/17/14Bottom: Post-race 2/1/15 -- source link
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