Fleet Feet Women's 5K Recap-ish

Sunday morning I ran my first ever race! It was a women's 5K sponsored by our local running store, this was the first year for this particular event. It was pretty awesome. I was really impressed with how easy and seamless everything was, they had some cool sponsors, fun giveaways and a great staff. Seriously, the guy on the mic was just so charismatic and funny, it really made for a happy environment both before and after the race. Plus, they gave medals to all the finishers, so not only did I run my first race, but I also 'won' my first running award ever, ha!

We started out toward the back of the pack and I'm not entirely sure where the start was, but according to my Nike + app, I actually ran 3.3mi in 39'11"(avg. 11'47"/mi). A little slower than my training but this course had a lot of little hills which I have not practiced for at all. So, instead of walking for a long break in the middle, I decided to walk the hills. I'm pretty pleased with the way this strategy worked, I wasn't in pain after the race and my overall pace didn't really suffer for it. My jog pace was a little slower than usual but my walking pace was much faster so it all worked out in the end. Overall, I'm totally hooked and can't wait to find another 5K to run soon!