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Anonymous wrote:

Trial run preparing for the June runDisney 5K. Did 3.01 miles in 32:28 for 10’47” pace. Hoping to get below 10’/mile for the race so I think I’m in striking distance with a few more trials. As I was just about to post this I thought – oh yeah, they might sell out, I better check. They did! I should have listened to @starbee
“runDisney Virtual Running Shorts 5K – June – SOLD OUT”

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@Yoda I’m sorry that June sold out! Is July available? Will you register for that instead? That was a really great time!

I escaped PT on Saturday, to be honest it really doesn’t bother me to PT, my only issue is they usually don’t let us stretch and warm up properly. Everyone else had to PT but I was busy doing paperwork to get my training dates. (Still nothing on that front by the way). I was exhausted from the weekend so I didn’t run on Monday, but ran Tuesday instead with hubby. I ran 1.5 miles to see how my time was coming along. My time was 15:17 so I wasn’t happy with that. I was running against 13 mph headwinds but I’m not sure that’s an excuse for such a bad time.

Yesterday I got out again and tried to pace myself to finish the 1.5 miles in 14:00 which is my goal time before shipping out. I did 0.75 miles in 6:52 but then I was pretty out of breath and had to walk. I was a little disappointed that I had to stop BUT I am super hopeful that I will be making that time pretty soon because I have a plan: I will keep running each lap in 2:20, starting by running 3 laps which I know I can already do, and then I’ll increase my distance by 1 lap a week until I’m running 6 laps in 14:00. I need to keep up with my endurance so I need to figure out a balance.

After yesterday’s run I spent the entire day standing up making trial notebooks so my legs were really achy and my back hurt by the time I got home. I decided to take today off of running to avoid potential injury. I’ve also put Rock Tape on one of my calves because it was hurting so bad last night. I’m not used to standing like that for so long. When I sat down for dinner last night and stood up again my legs really hurt. I haven’t felt like that since last summer when I worked a convention! I plan to get an endurance run in tomorrow morning.

@starbee Sorry you’re not reaching your goals like you hoped and that you’re so sore, but I like your plan to reach your goal moving forward! And I like your taking a day off to keep from injury. Looks like you’re on the right track!

Yea! Great job @rocketear99! I’m so glad you are meeting those goals! Stinks about the side stitch though, but way to work through!