August 5k Recap

it was a beautiful morning

I haven't run since the predict your time 5k two weeks ago (I just haven't had time), and I've got the sore muscles to show for it after Saturday's 5k.

It was a local fundraiser, out and back on one of the narrow winding roads that abound in our area. There were rolling hills, nothing too steep, though it ended on an uphill, and that felt plenty steep by the end of the race. It was mostly rolling downhills on the way out, with mostly rolling uphills on the way back, similar to this race, which made for slower times on the second half of the race.

It was hot and humid, like it's been for weeks. Most of the race was shaded by the trees that lined the road, but the last little bit wasn't, which added to the injustice of finishing on an uphill :) The water stop at the turn around had ice water with ice in the cups, which was nice for sipping and then dumping on myself.

I ran 3.10 miles in 35:45.
1st mile: 10:24
2nd mile: 11:24
3rd mile: 12:59

Summer's over, we've started school again and are getting settled into our schedule. I've started planning an ambitious race schedule for next spring (more on that later), so I need to start building a good mileage base now. With a return to a more regular schedule I'll be adding in consistent treadmill workouts each week. I'm still trying to figure out how to sneak downstairs without River and Ocean's supersonic ears hearing me and waking them up, but first thing in the morning is really the only time it's going to happen on a consistent basis, so I'm going to have to do it.

This race was number 30, which means I'm officially two thirds finished with my 40 by 40 goal!

18th race of the year

Month	Event	Time
January	New Year’s Day 5k	33:01
February	Frostbite 5k	37:37
February	Mud Run	1:35:37
March	4k Walk	33:19
March	March 5k	33:49
March	Pi Day Virtual 5k	1:01:30
March	Obstacle Race	44:06
April	Glow Run	35:16
April	April 5k	41:15
April	Evening Run	34:59
May	May 5k	35:18
May	Evening Cross Country Race	43:17
June	June 5k	39:21
June	1 Mile Glow Run	11:38
June	Vineyard 5k	39:10
July	July 5k	35:53
August	Predict Your Time 5k	37:41
August	August 5k	35:45

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30th race of my 40 by 40 goal

	Date	Event	Distance	Event Type
1.	July 2015	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	Virtual half marathon
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
10.	December	Army Virtual Marathon	26.23 miles	Virtual marathon
11.	January 2016	New Year’s Day 5k	5k	Road race
12.	February	Frostbite 5k	5k	Cross country race
13.	February	Mud Run	4.8 miles	Mud run
14.	March	4k Walk	4k	Walk
15.	March	March 5k	5k	Road race
16.	March	Pi Day Virtual 5k	5k	Virtual 5k Walk
17.	March	10 mile race	Not applicable	Water stop volunteer
18.	March	Obstacle Race	5k	Obstacle run
19.	April	Glow Run	5k	Glow Run, 1st of 2 races in 12 hours
20.	April	April 5k	5k	Pushing jogger, 2nd of 2 races in 12 hours
21.	April	Evening Run	5k	Evening run
22.	May	10k Kayak Race	10k	Kayak race
23.	May	May 5k	5k	1st of 2 races in same day
24.	May	Evening CC Race	5k	Evening cross country, 2nd of 2 races in same day
25.	June	June 5k	5k	Pushing jogger, 1st of 2 races in same day
26.	June	1 Mile Glow Run	1 mile	Pushing jogger with both boys, 2nd of 2 races in same day, glow run
27.	June	Vineyard 5k	5k	Vineyard run
28.	July	July 5k	5k	Road race
29.	August	Predict Your Time 5k	5k	Predict your time
30.	August	August 5k	5k	Road race