Father in-law / Son in-law Turkey Trot
Ok so thats not the official name but my father in-law has enrolled me for the second year to run the Turkey Trot with him and I already love races but a free race is even better ... lol. I am very proud of him because he does not run regularly and he beat the time of my 1st 5k last year where I had run for 9 weeks to prepare for it.
WAY TO GO RICHARD!
Even though this is my most dreaded course because of the hilly ending mile, its fun and the challenge is still exciting at the same time.
Last year this was only my second race and I completed it in 34:54. This year I ran it in 28:03. A great improvement from a general perspective but of course my competitive nature always finds reasons maybe it should have been better. The race was very congested at the start and so after crossing the start line it was still not possible to run at the speed I wanted for about a quarter mile because I was constantly dodging and tip toeing around the crowd of people. Next year I will definitely be near the front because I think this cost me at least 15- 20 seconds off my total time. My personal best for a 5k was the race in October where I ran 27:45 in Charlotte but it was a very flat race so I had no expectations of beating that on this hilly course but after seeing how close I was I cannot help but to think had I not got caught up in the congestion that I may have actually beaten my Charlotte time. BUMMER :( ... but all in all I am very happy with my progress and time.
I think I want to really focus on improving my 5k time because I really feel my competitive nature kicking in and I am a person that usually just jumps into things with both feet and so I want to find out what I am really made of. Last year I ran a couple races with my sister and she beat me badly. I was just beginning to run and very overweight then so I hoped to be able to keep up with her one day. This year I ran 2 races with her in October and beat her twice and she seemed unaffected; however, I wondered in the back of her mind if she was planning on stomping me in the next race. LOL! Well this was the next race and she definitely kicked it up a notch and after the first half mile I never saw her again. She beat me by 43 seconds. Does not sound like a lot but in the race world thats about a tenth of a mile. All I can say is its on now sis! LOL.
This blog used to really be about my struggles and how to stay mentally tough and overcome them but I am happy to say that it is turning more into celebrating victories and looking onto the horizon for a more successful and bright future of fitness.
Thanks for reading and be Blessed!
