The race took place at Mountain View high school in Orem. The course was great because it was relatively flat for the entire 3.1 miles, but somewhat disappointing because they had us run two laps towards the end of the race - something that is not necessarily exciting when it comes to running. (But who am I to say? I do all of my running on the treadmill!)
I ran the race with girls from work: Aubrey, Katie, Jessica, and Jenny. Katie's husband, Joey, ran with us too. They all did so great! And it was fun to get out and run with them. Afterwards, we floated the Provo River to celebrate and relax.
And now, for the exciting part: I ran this 5k a minute and a half faster than my last one! My time was 27:20, a 1:31 improvement over my second 5k, and a 2:10 improvement over my first 5k. I was shocked with my time (especially since I averaged a pace of less than a 9 minute mile), but I was also very pleased. As usual, my goal for the next 5k I run in will be to beat my previous time.
But we'll have to wait until August to see if that happens!
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Wow, Christine, I am very impressed!! My attempts at 5K training keep getting stalled by my ongoing battle with shin splints. Hopefully someday I will be able to do what you have done this summer....and I'll bet you've finished all your AmeriCorps hours, too! :)
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