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Turkey Day 5K

Workout:  None

Thanksgiving morning my husband and I ran a 5K in his hometown of Evansville, IN.  I truely had no clue what to expect or how to set a goal due to the following:
*knee pain
*ankle pain
*2 weeks of no running prior to the race
*crazy cold temps

Originally I wanted to break 24 minutes.  But now I didn't know if that was possible.  I have to admit that I was most concerned about the weather.  I don't run well in extreme cold and southern IN, just like the rest of the midwest, was FREEZING...I think about 18 degrees that morning.  I slept awful the night of the race because I kept trying to figure out a realistic goal.  I finally decided sometime during the night that if I could keep it just under an 8 minute pace I would be happy.  
Then, morning came, and I realized I forgot to pack my Garmin.  Crap!  Now I was going to have to run by feel.  And instead of freaking out I reminded myself that I ran that way for the first 16 years of my running life.:))

Ah, yes, the selfie.  Note to self:  throw some mascara on next time!!  I can't stand it when women look all cute at races, but I really do look awful.  Ok, anyway....
It turns out running by feel is totally my thing.  I felt awesome!  I used my phone so I could have mile splits because when it comes to running I like accurate stats.

This was a post baby PR!!!  I was so excited!  I'm not quite sure how I pulled off that time.  I suppose I have to thank that awesome 5k advanced training program I found in an old issue of Runner's World (which will now and forever be my training program for all 5Ks).  My previous post baby PR was 23:48 which was 4 years ago!  
I think I am most excited about this time because it gave me hope.  That maybe I can actually get my pre-baby speed back.  It is totally within reach!!

And guess who else got a PR?

There's my hubby coming in just a few minutes behind me.  He ran a 25-something and killed his old PR!!  We had a great time, and can't wait to run this one again!
Here are results:



    

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