I was very excited to sign up for the May the Fourth be With You 5K. It is run in support of St. Jude's. That is not why I ran it (obviously) but it was a nice side benefit .
I wanted the medal.
I really, really wanted to run it on May 4th, but I was afraid that my run would be OBE (overcome by events). The Jamestown Little League Opening Day Parade is that morning and my daughter's birthday party is that afternoon. And I really wanted the medal. You were allowed to run it before the 4th, but not after. So I ran today.
Not only do I get a great medal, but it is also a great way to kick-off my new running focus. A fellow Newport Princess (can we please, please, change the group name?) was asking us each about our fitness goals. It made me think about what I really want to do. I toyed with the idea of running the Jamestown Half Marathon in July, but decided I did not want to do that right now, and there is always next year. What I want to focus on now is consistency. I want to run 2-3 miles, 2-3 times a week with an additional longer run on the weekend (not to exceed 10K). I want a faster 5K time.
So here is my base line 5K time. It is slower than usual, but I also haven't run that distance in awhile. (It was 6 minutes slower than last time I ran that route.) It can only get better.
And I get the medal.
UPDATE: Our running group is now called: "Name to Be Determined" :) Thanks, Jessica
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