New 5k PR!

My half marathon training is coming along swimmingly (literally, as it was rainy during both of my runs on Saturday and Sunday). I was scheduled to run 3 miles on Saturday, so at the last minute I decided to enter the Harrigan’s Tavern 5K. I’m glad I did because I ended up running a PR of 26.07 (3 minutes off my last 5k race on NYE), coming in 6th place in my age group! It was also really nice to see some familiar faces I hadn’t seen in a while – a couple of girls I grew up with, with their husbands and children in tow, and a girl I went to high school with. Sunday I ran 7 miles, from my house to the Dayton Dragon’s baseball field in downtown Dayton and back. I felt really good and probably could have done more, but I’m saving my legs for dancing on St. Patrick’s Day Wednesday. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 757 ft Location: Dayton, OH, Elev. Gain: -7 ft Date: 03/14/10 Up/Downhill: [+314/-321] Time: 11:24 AM Difficulty: 3.2 / 5.0 Weather: Cloudy 39 F temp; 90% humidity 39 F heat index; winds NNE 8 mph Performance Distance: 7.22 miles Time: 1:09:30 Speed: 6.2 mph Pace: 9' 37 /mi Calories: 778

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Almost Halfway to the Half Marathon

This morning I got a nice 6 mile run in. This was a great confidence booster for me for two reasons - I missed my long (6 mile) run on Sunday due to volunteering at an event and I'm almost halfway to my half marathon mileage. It was so warm out this morning I ended up taking off my tech shirt and running in my tank top & pants. I'm happy I've gotten 6 under my belt, this will give me the mental confidence to get 7 done on Sunday. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 754 ft Location: Dayton, OH, Elev. Gain: +26 ft Date: 03/10/10 Up/Downhill: [+229/-203] Time: 06:51 AM Difficulty: 2.6 / 5.0 Weather: Cloudy 51 F temp; 90% humidity 51 F heat index; winds S 8 mph Performance Distance: 6.09 miles Time: 1:01:24 Speed: 6.0 mph Pace: 10' 05 /mi Calories: 660

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