Yes I know that the race is less than a week away! But we were pressed for time this morning because we overslept...so we only walked half the distance of the 5K track.
Let's do the math.
5 kilometers = 3.125 miles
half of that distance = 1.625 miles
we traversed that distance in 21:37.0 minutes
Pitiful!
Countdown to 5K walk
Showing posts with label 5K walk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5K walk. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
SLACKER turned
Hello, my name is Christie and I'm a slacker!
It has been 9 days since my last 5k training walk...
until this past Sunday, February 27th.
Here in El Paso, on Sunday mornings, the city police block off a road that borders the southernmost tip of the Franklin Mountains. The views along this route, aptly named Scenic Drive are spectacular as you travel up and along the mountain face with 360 degree views of the city of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
This particular walk, on this particular morning, inspired me to take back my Mo-Jo and so I walked...
up a mountain...
in 30-40 mph winds!
[side note: in the Southwest, we herald in Spring with "the windy season" so wind gusts from 20 mph up to 60 mph at times, is "normal" for us. However, I'm not a native to this region, only a transient transplant, so my concept of "normal" weather keeps evolving!]
Ok, so yes regaining my Mo-Jo...I had to do something to break out of my slump. Which in my pitiful defense, the slump was caused by a debilitatingly painful abscessed tooth. However, once the tooth was extracted, I should have had no further complaints, as my mouth is not connected to my feet!!!
But once you get lazy and lose sight of your goal, your body relaxes out of the routine you've been conditioning it to. Well then, it becomes a little harder to overcome that little voice that says, "Not right now, maybe later, or tomorrow...I don't FEEL like ________." [fill in the blank with anything that pertains to being a grownup!]
So, in my gusto to shock myself out of this rut, I decided to take a nice brisk walk, in some extreme conditions albeit, but I figured if I could conquer the mountain, then all the other 5k training walks would be breeze! "HA" I chuckle at my pun and because my awesome partner who is endeavoring to support me by walking with me up this hill and through life, was NOT enthused, to say the least! Somebody was having a hissy fit and shockingly it wasn't me this time!
This episode sparked the beginning of a 2-day seige on our marriage, opening up a whole dialogue of communication that ended in the mutual agreement to read The Love Dare. Day 2 and so far we're working on patience and kindness...only 38 more days to something better than we had before!
Time: 57:22.4 but not sure of the distance...I'll have to take a Scenic Drive and check my speedometer.
It has been 9 days since my last 5k training walk...
until this past Sunday, February 27th.
Here in El Paso, on Sunday mornings, the city police block off a road that borders the southernmost tip of the Franklin Mountains. The views along this route, aptly named Scenic Drive are spectacular as you travel up and along the mountain face with 360 degree views of the city of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
This particular walk, on this particular morning, inspired me to take back my Mo-Jo and so I walked...
up a mountain...
in 30-40 mph winds!
[side note: in the Southwest, we herald in Spring with "the windy season" so wind gusts from 20 mph up to 60 mph at times, is "normal" for us. However, I'm not a native to this region, only a transient transplant, so my concept of "normal" weather keeps evolving!]
Ok, so yes regaining my Mo-Jo...I had to do something to break out of my slump. Which in my pitiful defense, the slump was caused by a debilitatingly painful abscessed tooth. However, once the tooth was extracted, I should have had no further complaints, as my mouth is not connected to my feet!!!
But once you get lazy and lose sight of your goal, your body relaxes out of the routine you've been conditioning it to. Well then, it becomes a little harder to overcome that little voice that says, "Not right now, maybe later, or tomorrow...I don't FEEL like ________." [fill in the blank with anything that pertains to being a grownup!]
So, in my gusto to shock myself out of this rut, I decided to take a nice brisk walk, in some extreme conditions albeit, but I figured if I could conquer the mountain, then all the other 5k training walks would be breeze! "HA" I chuckle at my pun and because my awesome partner who is endeavoring to support me by walking with me up this hill and through life, was NOT enthused, to say the least! Somebody was having a hissy fit and shockingly it wasn't me this time!
This episode sparked the beginning of a 2-day seige on our marriage, opening up a whole dialogue of communication that ended in the mutual agreement to read The Love Dare. Day 2 and so far we're working on patience and kindness...only 38 more days to something better than we had before!
Time: 57:22.4 but not sure of the distance...I'll have to take a Scenic Drive and check my speedometer.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
I just registered for my first race and it's in 3 weeks!
So here I am...I got a little ballsy and decided that if I'm really going to pursue this goal of running a race...I might as well bite the bullet and commit to something!
El Paso Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk
Sunday morning on March 6th, I'll be taking my first steps toward running...I'm actually just gonna do the 5K Walk. The race is in 20 days, I've never ran beyond 30 seconds, and I just conquered a limitation in my own mind when I walked 5K (3.125 miles) this past Thursday afternoon! And then I walked it again on Saturday afternoon! Both times it took me about 60+ minutes.
Goals to prepare for this race:
1. Improve my time from 60+minutes and down to 45 minutes. I think that's reasonable.
2. Walk everyday from February 14th thru March 5th...20 days to train!
3. Begin walking in the mornings, as opposed to the afternoon, so that I can acclimate to the time of the day the race will be taking place.
El Paso Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk
Sunday morning on March 6th, I'll be taking my first steps toward running...I'm actually just gonna do the 5K Walk. The race is in 20 days, I've never ran beyond 30 seconds, and I just conquered a limitation in my own mind when I walked 5K (3.125 miles) this past Thursday afternoon! And then I walked it again on Saturday afternoon! Both times it took me about 60+ minutes.
Goals to prepare for this race:
1. Improve my time from 60+minutes and down to 45 minutes. I think that's reasonable.
2. Walk everyday from February 14th thru March 5th...20 days to train!
3. Begin walking in the mornings, as opposed to the afternoon, so that I can acclimate to the time of the day the race will be taking place.
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