5Ks are the bread-and-butter of recreational running, but it turns out I don't do them often, mostly because I don't have the foot speed for them. In fact, my last 5k was the Scope it Out Race in March, at which I ran with my TeamZmates as Polyps (complete with red cap and shirts saying "Catch the Polyp"....get it?). I ran a 23:58 then.
Well, fast forward 8 months to this morning, and the Arlington Church of Christ 5K Turkey Trot. I ran along with friends/neighbors (Hilary, Julie, Michaelina) and TeamZmates (Cat/Holly/Scott/Pete), as well as family (my mom and dad are in town and walked it....it was great to cheer them on at the finish). Through the neighborhoods of Lyon Park, and through the fog.....Felt good, and ran negative splits (got faster each mile) for a finish of 23:55. I'm pretty happy with my consistency from my Polyp days, especially since foot speed is not my strong suit. I'm pretty motivated to keep going to Wednesday track practice to work on that. But for now, it's on to Thanksgiving festivities!!! Dinner at 2941, then dessert/coffee at Chez Morse!
And for Black Friday....A visit to my friendly LBS (local bike shop) to check out a Cervelo P2C Ultegra tri bike. Will take it for a spin and see. Am pretty excited to check it out.
I'm thankful for health, friends, family and more blessings in my life than I can count. Happy Thanksgiving all!!
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