11th race of the Year

So, I had not run a race since April 26th because of the flu, and really have not trained much either since feeling better. I found a race to run yesterday, but decided to just run it to run it- since I knew my time would not be great. And yes, my time was not great...for me anyways- I finished the SportsFest 5K in 22:34- but somehow ended up finishing 3rd Female Overall. The only 2 females that beat me were 18 years old, so being 30 I felt a little better after learning that! Anyways, since I am now feeling better and have realized that taking a few weeks off does slow you down I will get back on track with training. My next race is not until June 14th...unless I can find another between now and then.

I have finished 11 races since January 1st, and have only 13 left this year to accomplish my goal! YAY!

Just incase any one is wondering about my jersey...I am on 3 different racing teams- a local team for Running Zone, the See Mommy Run one and Team Aquaphor. I am done with the racing series for the local running team and will focus my summer on racing for Team Astavita (See Mommy Run) and Team Aquaphor.

Happy Running!

Titusville and Runner of the Year Racing Series Awards!

The three racing series I was competing in have come to an end for the time being...until August anyway. We had the award ceremony for 2 of the series and here is how I ended up!

For the Titusville Racing series ( had to run 3 of 4 races) I ended up 9th Female Overall...took home an award and $40.00! YAY! For the Runner of the Year Racing series (had to run 8 of 10 races) I ended up 6th Female Overall and 1st in my age group- took home a very nice award. My son Noah competed in the Youth Series (had to run 5 of 8 races), and took home a very nice award for which he is very proud!

We will have the 3rd racing series awards banquet on June 3rd...so another blog after that!

Last 2 Races of April

Okay...it has been a while since my last blog...and I have alot to add! LOL!

My 3rd and 4th races for the month of April went well ( I already blogged about numbers 1 and 2). The 3rd race was the Stingray 5K, which I have to say has been my best so far. I ended up 2nd female overall with a time of 21:14- a season PR for me. The 4th race was the Artsfest 5K- did not do as well as I wanted to at this one...but again the bridge got me- I hate those things! Also, this was the first race in my new age group (30-34), I ended up 3rd in my age group with a time of 22:28- very slow for me...

After those two races I was supposed to do one of May 3rd and another on May 10, but did not end up doing either. I got the Flu BAD- was out of comission for 2 weeks altogether. I have never had the flu before and I can say I never want it again! Just last week I finally was able to get a few decent runs in.

A couple more new blogs to come...

GET IT

My new favorite quote from Sally Edwards. My triathlon official training group starts this Wednesday.

"Get smart. Get fit. Get going. Get strong. Get healthy. Get a training program. Get a new friend. Get a bike. Get running shoes. Get moving. Get a new suit. Get a club membership. Get a coach. Get a new life. Get empowered. Get a relationship going with the most important person in your life--you. This time, it is all about you. Get it."

I LOVE that!