Weekend 5K Recap & Moving Forward

In case you missed me talking about it last week, I did my first 5K (since having Molly) on the weekend! I've done a few 5Ks before & even a few 10Ks but I was in way better shape (and it was about 4-5 years ago). This particular 5K was a pretty casual one put on by Mountain Equipment Co-op and it took place at a trail system about 5 mins from my house. My main goals for the race were:

1) Finish. haha.

2) Run the whole thing

3) Finish in under 45 mins.

I surpassed these goals, overall! I did walk a little bit, after a big hill, but it was for about one minute/50 m and I needed to catch my breath. It was 30 deg Celsius for the run and I was DYING from the heat. I think my official time was 33:38, and I finished 16/26 runners. This race included a 5k/10k/Half marathon and it was an out and back course, so we turned at 2.5km and ran back the way we came. It was a bit confusing because we all ran on the same course, but those doing the 10K/Half just kept on running when us 5Kers turned around. It was an interesting set-up, and I think it would have been messy if more people had participated in the race. I liked the out-and-back concept because I knew what to expect on the way back. I ran faster than I expected to, and I think it was partially because it was SO hot out that I really wanted to finish and get some water. Haha. Molly and Brian came to cheer me on, which was super nice of them!! I know running a 5K means nothing to some runners, but this one was a big deal for me since I have only been running sporadically lately and it's always been run/walk intervals. I am feeling very able to survive the Natal Day 6 mile run with my Dad on August 5...but gotta get back into training seriously. There's a big difference between a 5K and a 10K!!

Here's a scenic pic that I took during the run (totally passed that girl about 2 mins after this was taken!)



And a pic of the awesome treat from my hubby post-run:

(iced coffee from Tim Hortons = awesome recovery drink? haha)

So, goals moving forward:

1) complete the Journey 2 Wellness 6-week intense challenge that is coming my way on July 8

2) Train hard for the 6 mile (9.6Km) Natal Day Race and finish in less than 1:05

3) Get back into core work and strength training (I have been doing this, but not to my full potential).

4) Tweak my macros and stay on track with my eating as we get into the temptations of summer food/drink consumption

We spent the rest of the weekend taking it pretty easy, but also spent 2 hours on Sunday afternoon in the doctor's office with Molly and her two red & swollen eyes. Turned out to be an eye infection on the tail end of Hand, Foot & Mouth, so the wait in the doc office was worth it...got her on some antibiotic eye cream and she is way better already.

I also finished Inferno by Dan Brown last night and I am itching to get into some other similar books this summer. I loved reading it on my Kobo since Dan Brown's books tend to be BIG, haha. I'll post some thoughts on the book later this week, but I liked it waaaay more than The Lost Symbol. I think Angels and Demons might still be my favourite overall, but I'm not sure. I will probably re-read them all this summer for something to do. I always miss some details because I am anxiously flipping pages to find out what is going to happen next.

That's all for today - but I'll leave you with an awesome little summer ditty :) We saw Bruce Springsteen live last summer and he was AMAZING!!!