Beefgut’s BodyBlog

Well, the time didn’s set a personal record (far from it, I was 10% above last years’ best) but I consider it pretty good because I hadn’t trained hard for it other than by doing yard work.  I am using the push mower for the lawn and indeed, had spent the full day doing yard work before I ran the 5k.  I don’t run many of them in the evening, and that day’s work took its toll.  Coupled with the fact that this course had a long hill for pretty much the entire second mile, and I consider my time a victory.

I was able to run back (run/walk, actually) about a mile along the course and meet my wife at about the 2.25 mile mark.  She was walking it, and making good time.  She cut 5 minutes from her previous best time.

All in all a very successful evening.