I have been prepping for the race, but I knew I wouldn't be that fast, and I am ok with that. I have never run a race to win it, I am not an elite athlete. I just want to run to run, run to be in shape, and yesterday, it was running for Memorial Day. We ran as a team from work, approx 85 active duty Sailors on one team. Not bad for a little Saturday run. We also had about another 85-100 volunteer, by giving out water, etc etc. Kind of awesome to see everyone work as a team!
The weather was perfect, but the course was rather crowded the entire route. That is something I am not used to. Constantly dodging people who were walking. I think the race has almost gotten "too" big, because there was a lot of chaos in the beginning, and the usual, people signing up for corrals they have no business being in (i.e...dodging the walkers in the first mile). I have learned a lot from the past two races I ran this past month, so now I know I'll be better prepared for my half marathon in September. As long as I didn't destroy my body too badly yesterday!! Still sore, so not sure how I will recover just yet.
I learned a few things from training. I learned that cross training is important. I learned that I love Bikram Yoga, and I can't wait to go to my next class, no matter how sweaty and nasty I get. I also learned that my hamstrings hate me. I can stretch and do anything, and no matter what, they hate me. I will be for sure doing more sports massages to help relieve the tension I have there. I did a lot of physical therapy 3 years ago for this, but there was zero progress. I hope that with more effort being put into my hammies, I'll feel better, recover easier, and run faster!!
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