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Patriot 5k

July 27, 2013 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: so much rain

Comments:
I won a race for the first time ever today!!! It was a really small race, but I'm still happy. I was really nervous because I wasn't sure what kind of shape I was in. I think I did pretty well though. A mile in I started feeling kind of negative but just decided to throw in a surge and see what happened. I passed my friend's brother in front of me and then held off a lady that was running behind me. Both were definitely big motivators. I still need to work on racing though because if Alex or the lady would have challenged me instead of just letting me pass them/hold them off I don't know if I could have done it and stayed positive. I feel really good about the race overall because I haven't been eating, sleeping, or training as well as I should be right now, and I still felt pretty dece. Also my fastest time last season was 20:30 something I think, so this isn't a bad start. It was so fun! Especially having people I knew cheer me on. :)

mile 1 - 7:12
mile 2 - 6:59