Shoal Creek New Shoes 5K

[mb_kayak]

Riley and I had an awesome 3.1 mile run last night (I'd planned to do 3 miles but decided to be geeky and make it 5K). We did an out-and-back on Shoal Creek, from Hancock to Northeast Metro Park and back. I felt good from the beginning but managed not to go out too fast, and over all I felt pretty good all the way. I was starting to feel a bit

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[gudenna]

My biggest problem is that I CANNOT go out fast because if I wipe myself out early then I'm screwed for energy in the end.

My legs have actually been feeling really heavy this past week and that makes me all nervous. I'm such a worrier.

Also I *want* to kick ass. I *want* to be awesome. I'm starting to think that races aren't very good for me, if I could just run and not worry about impending races then I'd be less wound up. I put so much pressure on myself and it wears me out mentally. Frankie says RELAX, or something.

Anyhow, me, me, me, me.

I'm glad your toe feels good and that you got new shoes! Yay!

[gudenna]

That first part is universal to everyone, of course. What I meant was that I keep going out too fast in my training runs.

[mb_kayak]

I usually feel like hell for the first mile or so, so I don't have to worry about going out too fast because I feel like I can barely move as it is. So on the rare occasions that I start off feeling good, I really worry about burning out before the end.

I want to kick ass too. :( I've slacked off in training for the last couple of weeks so I know I need to be careful, go slow, and probably walk some when the race comes around. But that's going to be really hard to do once I'm out there in all the excitement.

I like signing up for races because it keeps me motivated, but having signed up for something longer than I normally run is stressing me out too. In the future I might stick with 5Ks ... that should keep me running regularly, but won't require a special training schedule. (I know 6 miles isn't really that long, but it is to me, and I feel like it's all I've thought about for the past month. Honestly, I'm ready for it to be over.)

[gudenna]

I feel like crap for the first mile also, it is like my body needs to be shocked into bouncing around. Sometimes I feel like I'm gasping for air and I haven't even run .25 miles! But then I settle into a rhythm and I'm good

[velokitty]

Ouch! Broken toes are no fun... I'm glad your new kicks made everything better!

[mb_kayak]

yeah, I was pretty freaked out on Saturday and Sunday when I couldn't bend it! :( Luckily it seems fine. I was wearing my Keen flip-flops with the toe guard when it happened ... without them, I'm pretty sure it would have broken.