So here we are, a month later and with a 5K behind me. It took steady, mild activity during the week to prepare for this one. I really do need to screen-capture my routes on a Google Map, or something. Prepararion was nearly all walkin-based, with most of my 'work-outs' consisting of 4 mile walks upon returning home from work. In the final week before the Santa Anita Derby Day 5K, which I highly recommend participating in if they continue to host the race, I did head down to the Ballona Creek bikepath and go for a couple of jog/walks for further preparation. I mean, I would eventually like to jog the whole 5K, so periodic jogs down the path will be a necessity.
Finishing in just about 41 minutes (nothing special, and a far cry from my PR of 19:38 set in 8th grade), a sense of pride filled me as I crossed the finish line. Knowing there's room for improvement in my time, I'll continue to 'train' with my walks and jogs, hopefully of increasing length on the jogging part. Personally, I'd be happy to break 30 min for a 5K any time in the future, so we'll leave that modest goal out there and get after it. Next 5K on the docket is sometime in May...I think the Brentwood one, but will provide details in a subsequent post.
No comments:
Post a Comment