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Twilight 5K

Workout:  None

Another 5K is done and in the books.  I wasn't disappointed in how I ran, but I was disappointed in my lack of training.  I guess frustrated with my training is a better word.  See, I have been doing  A LOT of icing lately.  My knee is hurting pretty bad.  It has been hurting within my first few strides of a run so training has been pretty minimal.  Anyway,  it was an evening race which I hate for one reason....eating.  I don't eat before morning races.  But when your race starts at 6:30 p.m. you have to eat a little something.  So I chose this:

The southwest chicken salad from Chik-Fil-A.  It was really good...highly recommend it!  And it settled in my stomach pretty well, too! :)

Pre-race was crazy!  The kids were a handful, and there wasn't a whole lot for them to do.  We tried to get some photos, but....
 Lyla wouldn't cooperate! And then when she did....
Orlando got grumpy!  Thanks kids for the fabulous pictures!!

The race started on time (thank goodness) and I settled into a comfortable pace.  My knee hurt, but the advil that I took 30 minutes earlier kicked in around the .5 mile mark.   Mile 1 was 7:39.  I took it back a notch for mile 2 knowing that I wasn't in good enough shape to maintain that pace.  Mile 2 was 7:59.  At this point I felt sick.  I was pushing myself as hard as I could!  I was really proud of myself here, though, because as tired as I was and as sick as I felt I kept pushing it.  I didn't let my pace slow down.  Mile 3 was 7:57.  The last .1 mile of a 5K I usually kick it in real hard.  Being a sprinter I have a pretty good kick and usually pass a handful of people, but this time I had to hold back.  I knew that if I kicked it in I would throw up.  Yeah, I felt that sick!!  In the end my garmin read 3.16 miles.  My garmin time and my official time matched up exactly the same...I don't think that ever happens!  24:51

Results: age division (30-34):  4 out of 112
              women: 33 out of 738
             overall:  160 out of 1278

The post race was amazing and if Orlando hadn't been so awful we would have stayed a while.  Matt didn't get any pictures of me in action because Orlando cried almost the entire time.  My next race is the Steamboat Classic.  Worlds fastest 4 mile course!!!  June 16 in Peoria, IL.  And hopefully we can leave the kids with my parents!

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