Check-in

[yvi]

Hey runners! Here is your irregularly scheduled check-in. How have you been these past few weeks?

This is race season, so I am sure quite a few of you are either racing or training for races - tell us about it!

Comments

[yvi]

Still training to go from couch potato to my first race (6.2K) at the end of June. I can now consistently run for 25 minutes at a very slow pace and do about 3-3.2K in that time span. I also ran/walked 5K yesterday and did that in 46 minutes. I want to finish that 6K race in under 45 minutes, so I still have some work to do, but I think that's doable.

That race, by the way, is one week before my wedding and I might be in a 5K the weekend after my wedding, too. That's going to be a completely relaxing month :D

[ell]

You can totally do it! Also, congratulations on the wedding :-D Honeymoon racing is great fun, we both did it last year on ours and it was great! Good luck with everything!

[yvi]

Thanks!

No honeymoon for me directly after the wedding, though. I am back to work on Tuesday after my Saturday wedding.

[ell]

but then you have one to look forward to, so that's ok too :-)

[blnchflr]

6.2K is not an unimpressive distance for your first race, but as you're already up to 5K training runs, it sounds like you'll be fine!

Busy month - but maybe race jitters will stave off wedding jitters :)

[yvi]

It's a weird distance, that race :) Through the inner city of the one I live in.

Heh, I am hoping that. At least with the race there won't be many pictures of me.

[blnchflr]

I like weird distances :)

[ilanarama]

It sounds like you're making progress, congrats.