It Has Been One Year This Month

What are we talking about?

One year ago this month, Steve and I entered our first official 5k race together. This year Steve bumped us up to the 10k. It was another beautiful day on Whidbey and the weather was perfect for the run. The route was filled with some high elevations, paved roadways, trails and majestic views of the mountains and the coastline.

Our legs are a bit tender and we are tired, but running the 10k was well worth it. Here are some interesting stats about the race, and our personal times:

Facts:
1) The largest age group represented in the 10k was the 40-49 year old; with the 50-59 year old's making up the second largest group. Can we say "Baby-Boomers"?

2) There were 91 folks running the 10k;29 being male and 58 being female.

3) Out of the male 40-49 age group there were 11 men; Steve placed 10 out of 11.

4) Out of1 the female 40-49 age group there were 18 women; Sherri placed 7 out of 18.

Times:
1) Steve managed to stay in the race this year and pulled ahead of Sherri to come in #59, with a killer time of: 1:09:06 / 11:04 miles per minute.

2) Sherri lagged behind, but came in #60, with a time of: 1:09:32 / 11:08 miles per minute.

Our friends did not run this race with us this year, but we are planning on running a 5k in September to support our friend and Autism Awareness.

Recap: We have run a total of 8 races since starting last August. We ran in 2012: the Race the Reserve 5k, the Turkey Trot 5k and in 2013 we ran the Sweetheart Run 5k, the Shamrock Run 5k, the Eagle Run 5k, the Whidbey 5k, the Yankee Doodle Dash 10k and the Race the Reserve 10k. Besides the 5k we plan to do in September that we mentioned above, there may be a 10k Turkey Trot in our future.

Steve is also talking about running a half a marathon next year - pray for me...I do not know if I am ready to take that leap yet!

3.1 miles - 32 minutes 27 seconds

Training Day 12

It wasn't too long ago when Steve and Sherri started training for the "Race the Reserve" 5K run. We have shared with you our progress ever step of the way. Some of you may be thinking, "Hallelujah, we don't have to see another post about this run"; while others may appreciated or relate to the dedication it takes to accomplishing a goal, struggles and all.

Steve and Sherri set out to do this event together, along with two other friends. Unfortunately, our friend Carolyn, will have to sit this race out due to a severely sprained ankle,(which landed her in a fashionable boot we might add), for a few weeks. Also, Steve will not be able to run the race (doctors order), but is allowed to walk it; as long as he has some kind of support on his calf . That leaves our friend Tess, and Sherri to run the race together.

Since starting this journey Sherri's goal has been to run the course in less than 30 minutes (more like 29:59), but it appears that probably won't happen. At this point in her training, Sherri can't seem to break the 30 minute mark. Today she ran 3.1 miles in 32 minutes, 27 seconds, shaving off a mere 8 seconds from her last run.

The biggest thing to take away from this experience is not how fast the course can be run, but rather our overall fitness. It is so important to be active, whether it is walking, running or playing your favorite sport. Just do something!!

Saturday will be here before we know it, and the race we've been training for will be over. We will post one more blog relating to this topic after the run. Hopefully, we will be able to post a pic or two as well.

Until Saturday...