Today I ran my 3rd 5 mile race, the Dublin Simon Fun Run, and I surprised myself by running a PB!
Given that I was so unprepared and seriously down in training time, I had hoped I’d beat my previous 5 mile time but wasn’t aiming for it. I just wanted to enjoy the atmosphere and the race!
And you know what? I did all of the above!
By the way…I have a race this Saturday which I’m so unprepared for! It’s the Dublin Simon 5 mile Fun Run and unfortunately I’m not really feeling capable of running 5 miles right now. But, I’m feeling pretty positive about the race too, I’m not worried or nervous or anything. It did kinda creep up on me though! Time flies, right?
You may not remember my post from a long while back about why I run in the evenings. Nothing has really changed since then. I still don’t sleep well, I still have more energy in the evenings and I still enjoy letting go of my workday stress with an evening run.
But this week I did an experiment of sorts. I went running at 6.30 in the morning. Twice!
You might have noticed it’s been awhile since I wrote a blog post. It’s not that I haven’t thought about it, in fact it turns out that I have so much to write about that I haven’t been able to write about anything! So many ideas; so little time!
But between holidays and injury I haven’t done much running lately, though it’s high time I wrote an update, so here goes!
A year. I’ve been a runner for a year. I can’t even express how wonderful it feels to be able to say that!
One year ago today I stepped outside my front door and went running for the first time. I had no idea what running would do for me, and how things in my life would change.
Yesterday I ran the Irish Runner 5 mile race. It’s part of the Dublin Marathon Race Series, and my second 5 mile race.
It was pretty awesome. I gotta say! Despite the torrential downpour at mile 4, it was one of the better races I’ve run. I mean that both in terms of how it was organized, and how I did. By that I mean I’m excited to say I finished the race with a PB!
But before I get ahead of myself, let me start at the beginning!
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So I have a 5 mile race on Saturday. This Saturday. Like, less than 2 days away Saturday.
I am so unprepared for this. I haven’t trained the way I want to and this has been a really bad week. I’m not ready, but, paradoxically, I’m not really worried about it.
So what’s going on?
Last week, I did something positively drastic. I mean that in the literal AND metaphoric sense.
Last week, I put myself and my fitness in the capable hands of a personal trainer.
Today was, for me, a pretty special day. Today I ran 10 kilometers for the first time ever. Yes, you read me right! I finally ran 10k!
In fact, not only did I run my first ever 10k, but in doing so I also ran the 10k Flora Woman’s Mini-Marathon for the first time!
Confession: One of my biggest fears is of tripping and falling into the road while running on city streets. I’d be toast. I wouldn’t stand a chance. Just the thought is giving me shivers!
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