5K

I'm not talking money here...although I could certainly use about 5,000 right now.

After Gal Pal's triumphant finish in her Iron Woman Mini-Triathlon sponsored by Kotex a few weeks ago, she wants to keep the competitive edge. (She finished in the top half...not bad for her first big race.)

She's convinced me to run a 5K with her in a few weeks. She's actually running one tomorrow, but I'm going to be in the Big City. We've been running and training for a week now, and last night we did the entire 3.1 miles, in a light drizzle no less. We ran about a 9 minute mile on average, which isn't bad. Usually I'm doing good to have a 10 min mile on the treadmill.

I rarely run outdoors, and definitely need some music blaring in my ears to keep me going. Alas, in these 'real' races, you can't have iPods or anything for safety reasons. It's not that bad running without. I think I'll be fine if I can keep Gal Pal in my sights as a target to keep up and finish strong.

The race is on the 23rd. I'll let you know how training goes. My calves are really tight this morning.

Hope everyone has a delightful weekend!
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