December 5k Recap

we ran under this giant American flag at the start of the race

Saturday I ran the same December 5k I ran last year. I really like this small race because it benefits several veteran's groups. Always a good cause, in my mind. In addition to being for a good cause, the race itself is a nice mix of paved road, bike path, and gravel trail. Joggers are welcome, though I left the kiddos with Mr M. If I need to, Bob would do great on this course, but Phil might have a harder time because of the gravel trails.

The weather was gorgeous: sunny and in the upper 60's. Unusual for this time of year, but nice for running. The conditions were great, but since I didn't spend any time on the treadmill last week I was not as prepared as I'd like.

The lack of treadmill time was intentional- with our unseasonably warm weather last week I decided to take advantage of it and build and paint some shelves for Sunshine's room (more on that later this week or next). I just didn't have the time to do both and days warm enough to paint outside aren't usually plentiful this time of year. So painting won out.

I was also suffering from a lack of sleep. This was partly intentional as I stayed up late several nights last week prepping and painting Sunshine's room (this goes hand in hand with the shelves I'm building). It was unintentional when Ocean decided it was a good idea to wake up Saturday morning, an hour before my alarm, wanting to eat. No more sleep for me at that point.

And I'm coming off my 5th glutening in a month. My poor body is hating me right now. I came across this article last week and it resonated so much with me. Cross contamination and poor labeling are the worst.

So even though this race was my PR for 2014, it wasn't for 2015. The race was a bit short, and I completed 3.01 miles in 34:16. I still need to add some hill work and increase my mileage so I can maintain my pace throughout the race (and get more sleep).

1st mile- 10:28
2nd mile- 11:49
3rd mile- 12:06

I ran (ok, completed- I didn't run any of the 4th of July race since it was 2 weeks before my due date) at least one race each month this year. That's one goal accomplished! This was the 15th race of the year and the 9th towards my 40 by 40 goal.

I'm working on the Army Virtual Marathon still- my goal is to complete it by New Year's Eve. I don't double dip my runs, so I didn't add any mileage towards that last week, but I will hit the treadmill this week. Finishing this race will bring me to 16 races in 2015 and 10 races completed out of the 40 needed for my 40 by 40 goal.

2015 Races

Month	Race Time
December 5k	34:16
Turkey Trot (November)	33:30
Trail Half (November)	3:35:17	Actually 13.61 miles
Kilted Trail 5k (October)	38:12
Corn Maze 5k (October)	37:42	Ran without stopping
Hill Valley Virtual Half Marathon (October)	3:43:00
September 5k	37:36	Almost 10 weeks postpartum
August 4 mile	1:00:18	almost 6 weeks postpartum
July 5k	47:44	38 weeks pregnant
June 5k	41:19	34 weeks pregnant
May 5k	40:05	29 weeks pregnant pushed River in the jogger
April 5k	42:36	28 weeks pregnant pushed River in the jogger
March 5k	35:32	22 weeks pregnant
February 5k	33:55	20 weeks pregnant
January 5k	33:25	12 weeks pregnant

40 by 40 Races

	Date	Event	Distance	Event Type
1.	July	4th of July 5k	5k	Pregnant
2.	August	4 Mile Fun Run	4 miles	Road Race
3.	September	All Terrain	5k	Mixed surface
4.	October	Hill Valley Half	13.1 miles	Cumulative virtual
5.	October	Corn Maze 5k	5k	Corn Maze
6.	October	Kilted Trail 5k	5k	Kilted race
7.	November	Trail Half	13.6 miles	Trail Half
8.	November	Turkey Trot	5k	Road Race
9.	December	Veteran’s 5k	5k	Mixed surface