For those of you waiting with bated breath for my race results (everyone, I'm sure ;) ), I finished the 5K...but not jogging the whole distance as planned. :( :( I did not know until we got there that between the 1.5-mile and 2.0-mile marks, there would be a TERRIBLE hill (on the bridge to the beach) we would have to traverse. My significant other pointed it out, and I freaked (more than I was already freaking). Before that, I thought the whole jog was on the beach. The sweltering heat, humidity, and the nightmarish hill/bridge proved too much for this newbie jogger. :( I am sort of proud of the fact that I jogged all the way to the TOP of the hill (and everything up until that point). Yes, I know that stopping at the top seems dumb, but I was super nauseous. I was glad I didn't throw up right there at the top with cars passing. TMI, I know. Anyhow, I jogged a little more after the nausea waves passed. I beat about 1/3rd of the other female 'runners' and came in a little under 43:00 minutes. I guess that's okay for a first-time 5Ker. But I really want to prove that I can jog the whole distance.
I guess there's only one thing left to do: I am going to enter another one of these things and train harder.
Congratulations on finishing!!!You'd beat me any day. :)
ReplyDeleteEEK good thing you DIDN't throw up. Been there, done that, had the embarrassed face to show for it. Good on you though for finishing. You kicked butt!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!!
ReplyDeleteI think that is awesome. My boss, who does almost all the 5k's said this was one of the hottest ones she has ever done. That bridge is horrible...I get winded just driving up the SOB. So yes...your time is aweseom! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteThank you guys. I was thinking about all of you the whole way up the hill. :)
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