I’d first like to state that I do
not have a history of being a distance runner. I did track in high school, but I mostly did field events,
and was not very good at running events.
When I competed in track in college, I focused on the pole vault, which
made me more of a sprinter, and not at all a distance runner. After I graduated from college in 2010
and my track career ended, I began running distance to prepare for my first
triathlon. Now I like to get in at
least one 5K before every race season.
I did my first 5K in 2010 in a time of 26:36 – nothing impressive (the
5K portion of my triathlon was faster than that thankfully). A year later, I ran one in 22:17, and
last year my best was 20:41.
I usually run my 5K’s with my
husband, which was the case for this year’s as well. I woke up so tired (no surprise there, huh?) and I had a
cold. I was definitely not feeling
on top of my game. I had been
preparing for this race, but I wasn’t sure what I would be able to do. I always want a PR when I run, but I
didn’t know if it would be possible at this point yet.
I did not know how quickly I would
be able to come back from having a baby.
I never would have imagined that I could bounce back this soon
though! Because I remained
extremely active throughout the entire pregnancy, and quickly resumed training
afterwards, I never got out of shape and was able to make fitness gains rather
fast. I had been concerned about
my running due to the difficulties I faced while pregnant, but I got my running
legs back in short order! I have
been very blessed, and I am excited about the upcoming season!
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