Since I've been overall consistently exercising since October, I finally decided to give running another go (and I haven't ran for exercise since high school P.E.--- in 1999!) ~ so a few days ago I was eyeing 5K events this weekend in my area, and I found a 5K run/walk just 15 minutes away... so I signed up.
I made the 5K in just a little over 30 minutes -- I was surprised, in a good way (since even in High School P.E. my one-miles are anywhere from 9-14 minutes), but beating myself that I didn't give myself that extra push--- I was only 30 seconds away from being under the half-hour mark!
I was also ranked #5 in my age group -- (well, out of 9 participants in that cohort, HA!)
Also, I had to resort to power-walking about 15-20% of the time 'cause I was running out of breath.
Several things I know I can do better on for my next 5K attempts are 1) eat breakfast!! today I jumped out of bed at 6AM, brushed teeth, and head to the site and 2) get better sleep, I was so excited I only had about 5 hours total the night before!
Oh well, at least I've set a benchmark for myself -- now I gotta work on improving my time and keeping my breath.
I also noticed my back started hurting midway through the run, any stretches or posturing issues I should be aware of in regards to this.
And I'm glad I tackled this challenge, though I have YET to feel a single endorphin released from the ordeal.
Did my first 5K run...
I BET! Haha. Congratulations!! 