Still in Newport Beach. Went for a 5K run
27:30
Showing posts with label 5K. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5K. Show all posts
Monday, October 15, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Tuesday, 07.31.12
5K
This was the first 5K I have run in a long time, and it took a really long time, and I don't want to do it again for a really long time.
And I didn't record my time. But I did it!
This was the first 5K I have run in a long time, and it took a really long time, and I don't want to do it again for a really long time.
And I didn't record my time. But I did it!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Sunday, 04.01.12
5K
26:18
I signed up to do Tough Mudder in September, which includes a 13 mile run at over 6,000 Ft elevation which means I need to start running! This was kind of my bench mark 5K run, and I hope to improve from here. I plan to start doing more speed work.
26:18
I signed up to do Tough Mudder in September, which includes a 13 mile run at over 6,000 Ft elevation which means I need to start running! This was kind of my bench mark 5K run, and I hope to improve from here. I plan to start doing more speed work.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Saturday, 02.04.12
Another gorgeous running day. I spent half the day up in the Sierras, playing in the snow and it was so beautiful up there! In fact the weather was so nice that my son decided to sled down the hill with his shirt off and now claims that I owe him $20 for doing it. Not sure how that happened. I also did a few runs down the sledding hill - with my shirt on.
As I was driving home, I knew I couldn't let the day end without getting a run in.
I decided to attempt a 5K and improved from my last time of 27:50, but I'm still no where near a PR.
5K: 26:12
After the 5K I still felt good so I kept running for a total of:
5.56 miles 47:18
 |
This cost me $20!? My action shot |
As I was driving home, I knew I couldn't let the day end without getting a run in.
I decided to attempt a 5K and improved from my last time of 27:50, but I'm still no where near a PR.
5K: 26:12
After the 5K I still felt good so I kept running for a total of:
5.56 miles 47:18
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Saturday, 01.14.12
5K Run
Today was a beautiful, sunny day and I was set on running outside to take advantage of our unseasonably warm weather. But by the time I got my act together, the sun was going down and I ended up running in the dark. Not ideal, but it did make me run faster when I passed a creeper guy on the running path. But apparently it was not fast enough. I ran the 5K in 27:02, which puts me at about a 9 minute mile. It was faster than my last time but still well over a minute slower than my PR.
Today was a beautiful, sunny day and I was set on running outside to take advantage of our unseasonably warm weather. But by the time I got my act together, the sun was going down and I ended up running in the dark. Not ideal, but it did make me run faster when I passed a creeper guy on the running path. But apparently it was not fast enough. I ran the 5K in 27:02, which puts me at about a 9 minute mile. It was faster than my last time but still well over a minute slower than my PR.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Tuesday, 12.27.11
After being sick for a couple of days (in bed on Christmas Day!) with the stomach flu, I decided I needed to get out and do SOMETHING so I went for a run.
As I started my run, I felt surprisingly good, despite not eating much of anything for a couple of days. With this week being "benchmark week" I had already missed the Compound Total and I knew the 5K was coming up so I decided to go ahead and run the 5K.
My time ended up being 27:50 - about 2 minutes longer than the last 5K I ran in November. So, not very good but the best I could do considering the situation. I also haven't been running a whole lot this month.
As I started my run, I felt surprisingly good, despite not eating much of anything for a couple of days. With this week being "benchmark week" I had already missed the Compound Total and I knew the 5K was coming up so I decided to go ahead and run the 5K.
My time ended up being 27:50 - about 2 minutes longer than the last 5K I ran in November. So, not very good but the best I could do considering the situation. I also haven't been running a whole lot this month.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
9.29.11
Another benchmark we test on is the 5K, which is equivalent to 3.1 miles.
I have a fondness for 5Ks because a 5K was the first race I ever ran. Years ago when I first started running recreationally, I had a dream that one day I would run in a real race...a 5K.
And now for a walk down memory lane...
My very first race was the Vacaville "Run the Lagoon" 5K, back in April of 2000. My time was 27:37. I loved it so much that 3 months later I ran another 5K, and another one 3 months after that. I was hooked! After that I ran more 5Ks than I can count and moved on to 10Ks, half-marathons, a full marathon and triathlons.
I love 5Ks because they are fast and short. The fastest 5K time I have recorded was 24:10 at Loop the Lagoon three years ago. I even won a great Fleet Feet hat for placing in my age group! I know I'm not a speed demon, but I love the possibility of placing in my age group in smaller races and the challenge of trying to beat my previous 5K times.
Ever since I started doing CrossFit, I pretty much stopped running. I went from running 15-20 miles a week (up to 30-40 miles when training for a race) to just running whatever was programmed in the metcons.
I'm trying to start up running a bit more and for the last few weeks I've been running once a week - mostly speed work. Coming off a disappointing CrossFit Total experience, I was hoping to at least have a decent 5K time.
The morning I was planning to run, I woke up at 5:51 am, and did not feel good at all. I had a headache and my stomach hurt, but I had no choice but to get my run in that day.
Pretty much throughout my whole run, I felt like I was going to throw up. Not a good feeling. However, when I finished running I was happy to have ran a 24:40 5K!
I was only 30 seconds slower than my best ever 5K, and that was with minimal running training, and feeling like I was going to have to find a bush to hurl in the whole time I was running. I fully attribute that to CrossFit training (my decent 5K time, not the hurling part). CrossFit works! :)
I have a fondness for 5Ks because a 5K was the first race I ever ran. Years ago when I first started running recreationally, I had a dream that one day I would run in a real race...a 5K.
And now for a walk down memory lane...
My very first race was the Vacaville "Run the Lagoon" 5K, back in April of 2000. My time was 27:37. I loved it so much that 3 months later I ran another 5K, and another one 3 months after that. I was hooked! After that I ran more 5Ks than I can count and moved on to 10Ks, half-marathons, a full marathon and triathlons.
I love 5Ks because they are fast and short. The fastest 5K time I have recorded was 24:10 at Loop the Lagoon three years ago. I even won a great Fleet Feet hat for placing in my age group! I know I'm not a speed demon, but I love the possibility of placing in my age group in smaller races and the challenge of trying to beat my previous 5K times.
Ever since I started doing CrossFit, I pretty much stopped running. I went from running 15-20 miles a week (up to 30-40 miles when training for a race) to just running whatever was programmed in the metcons.
I'm trying to start up running a bit more and for the last few weeks I've been running once a week - mostly speed work. Coming off a disappointing CrossFit Total experience, I was hoping to at least have a decent 5K time.
The morning I was planning to run, I woke up at 5:51 am, and did not feel good at all. I had a headache and my stomach hurt, but I had no choice but to get my run in that day.
Pretty much throughout my whole run, I felt like I was going to throw up. Not a good feeling. However, when I finished running I was happy to have ran a 24:40 5K!
I was only 30 seconds slower than my best ever 5K, and that was with minimal running training, and feeling like I was going to have to find a bush to hurl in the whole time I was running. I fully attribute that to CrossFit training (my decent 5K time, not the hurling part). CrossFit works! :)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)