Race Report: Don't Call it a Comeback

Yesterday was my first race, my first 5K post-injury. I hadn't thought about it, but it had nearly been a year. If I'd held out until this year's Naperville Turkey Trot, it would have been a full year!

It was a small, local 5K sponsored by an advocacy group. Smallest. Race. Ever. No, really it was...I think there were less than 40 total registrants. I did something I usually never do: wait until race day to register! Granted, I spent my last $20 on registering (seriously...$0.55 left in bank account now), but I figured that A) I needed to do something running related or I would never get back on track, and B) socializing with awesome new friends is an investment in me not being a total loner. New friend MicaPie and Ryan were going to run the race as well.

Based on my runs lately (which have been more or less maintenance related, with no specific time goal), I knew I would not be PRing. Instead, I was just hoping to finish under 30 minutes. The course was two loops in a local park, with the finish being up hill.

F that noise. F that noise indeed.

All in all, I ran a fairly consistent race. I finished in 29:07, so I met my C goal. I'm happy with that, but I'm also a bit disappointed that I didn't finish in the 27-28 minute range. I've been running 5Ks for a while now, and in the last 7 or 8 that I've done, I've finished in the 27 minute range. Looks like it's time to bust out some more speedwork.

There's another race in two weeks that I might sign up for as well, pending funding of course.