I want to document this running journey chronologically but as 2011 progresses and temperatures warm up, I will be racing more and more and have more and more to report. So some skipping forward may be in order.
Where I left off last time: ahhh, the picture. That is me at Bells Mill Cross Country course in Chesapeake, VA. From what I read, this is a premiere XC course for the districts and regional high school track meets as well as sight of a lot of training and general XC racing.
But before I get there, let me tell you how I got there. ..........
- as I mentioned I set out to follow the C25K program - slightly modified to match my goals. I did my walk/run days (I completely believe this is the way to go), I built my mileage base, and before long I was running a full 3 miles without walking. Over those 9 weeks, I went from running 14/min miles to just over 10/min miles. I signed up for the Inaugural Weight-Watchers 5k June 6, 2010 at a very convenient 7pm. This was a perfect way to start my racing career. It was small, unofficial (no chip timing) but there was a finish clock. It was a small crowd and the course was an easy flat two loops around Mount Trashmore (that hill of trash I mentioned being good for hill work). There was no official timing but I came in around 30minutes on my basic timex stopwatch.
The Tidewater Striders (linked here on my blog) put on a very organized and fun event. By the way, I am now a Strider member.
I saw a couple of past co-workers and just had a fabulous time AND I won a raffle door prize; $25 to Hair Cuttery (which paid me back my entrance fee).
Next race was the Coach Lowery XC 5k .............just a short 7 days after my inaugural 5k. This race put on by Kale Running (another local running finish line services and event planning group). Full details coming soon.
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