Getting up this morning was a chore, for a moment I thought about turning off the alarm and forgetting about the room. Fortunately, I knew that I would regret not racing regardless of the performance that was to follow. I woke up an hour before the race, ate a piece of toast with peanut butter and jam and drove to the race which luckily was only twenty minutes away.
I was so happy to cross the finish line. The 5km felt like torture on my body especially after all the food and drink I consumed over the past seven days on the P&O Cruise (more on that tomorrow!).
Sweaty, exhausted and sore after a quick 5km. We drank water, hung around for a bit and returned home, drank a mixed berry smoothie, showered and jump back into bed for a couple hours of shut eye.. I thought Jarek did great today running the 5km in 21 minutes, even more so that he doesn’t really train to race and only includes a run after a session at the gym.
TODAY’s RESULTS
Distance: 5km
Official Time: 24:07.33
Suunto Time: 24:11
Average Pace: 4:49 per km / 7:47 min mile
20-29 Age Group: 9 / 49
Female: 57 / 227
Overall: 167 / 398
