let me begin with a recap of this weekends race- two words: awe some!
I had been saying all week "This is going to be a good one, I can feel it." And I was spot on! It was the inaugural race for the Susan G. Komen in our town and everything from the expo at Savannah's newest fancy schmancy art museum to the 3000+ people who participated (that is SUCH a huge deal for a first year race where I am at) to Paula Deen and her sons kicking the race off, to the parade of survivors that had me sobbing like a baby, to the GORGEOUS route that wound through new areas of downtown i hadn't run before (gotta say again, i LOVE my city- its so gorgeous and just a sight to drink it all in)..... and,
a PR!!! i shaved nearly 2 minutes off of my previous 5k record! i am so psyched about that i cannot even tell you! i seem to be having a good year as i make big strides and improve my times every single race and honestly, without feeling like i'm trying any harder. it makes me really wonder what i could do....
what is beginning to be a pretty hysterical common occurance for my races, my iPod went on the fritz, just for the race, this time not even working, so I ripped the earphones out, and held onto them the whole run. Listening to peoples labored breathing really doesn't help push me, I have to say.
also, this is the first race i had to start my sprint w/o seeing the finish line and therefore i think i pushed harder for longer. i ran in honour of a running mom-buddy who is in chemo for breast cancer right now, whenever i felt like slowing, i thought of how hard she is fighting for her life and couldn't justify letting myself slack.
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