Tomorrow I will be running race number 2 in my 14 in 2014 challenge. In a way, I guess I am actually doing race number 2 and race number 3. This is because I am for the first time ever running two races at one event. Last spring I did 2 races during one weekend, completing the Saturday 5k and the Sunday Half Marathon at Ottawa Race Weekend. But tomorrow I have two runs to complete over the course of one morning.<\/p>\n
I registered a little while back for the 5k race, deciding that since it had been a year and a half since I had seriously raced my least favourite distance, I should probably get out there and try one again. I am really not a 5k runner, in fact I usually only enjoy running sometime after I pass the 5k marker. But last year’s marathon training slowed my running down so much that I figured a little race pressure wouldn’t hurt my attempt to pick up a bit of speed again, relatively speaking of course.<\/p>\n
After registering, a friend contacted me to see if I wanted to take her place in the 8 Person Marathon Relay. Once I figured out that the logistics could work I thought why not? So tomorrow at 8:30 I will run my 5k, then take a break for a while before running another 5.3km as part of a team. I doubt if I will match, much less beat my time in my previous, and only, Winterman run. Two years ago I did the 5k distance at this race in 27:11. It was my third time running in a race, ignoring the times I had run with my kids and the times I entered races as a Nordic Walker. At the time it was my personal best for the distance, though one more attempt gave me a time of 26:12. Any subsequent races at this distance have been done with my kids, so it has been a year and a half since I have put in an honest attempt to run the 5k. Realistically my time will probably start with a 28 tomorrow; a 27 would definitely surprise me. Ultimately I know this distance is really not my thing, but I definitely see the value in working on it after not bothering for such a long time.<\/p>\n
What does strike me right now is how far I have come. I am, and will always be an average runner. But two years ago on this weekend I was heading into my third race. I think if I count only the races I have run for me (no kids in tow), tomorrow will be number 23, or I guess 23 and 24.<\/p>\n
Two years ago I was only beginning to contemplate running a 10k race. A quick check shows that I have now done one 8k, five 10k’s, one 18k, 8 half marathons and a full marathon.<\/p>\n
Two years ago I really did not yet have a sense of how just much running was going to take over my life. I am quite sure at that time I did not even consider myself to be a runner. I just knew I was kind of enjoying a new challenge, but I was also quite sure I wouldn’t be one of those crazy people who liked hitting distances in double digits beyond the 10k mark. My, times have changed \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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