Mint

posted: 7/26/2010 at 9:47 AM

I knocked off one of my running goals for the year by breaking 19 minutes in a 5K this weekend. I didn't think I had it after a slow mile 2 split but I fought back enough to slip in at 18:57. 19 minutes had been a big mind hurdle for me.

RunAsics

Person of Interest

posted: 7/26/2010 at 9:53 AM

Sweet! Now you have to get under a 6mpm pace. Then it'll be sub 18, which has stumped me for a the last couple of years.

"Only a few more laps to go and then the action will begin, unless this is the action, which it is."

keeponrunning

elle aime courir

posted: 7/26/2010 at 10:06 AM

I'm jealous

'No matter how slow you go, you're still lapping everyone on the couch'

"Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?'" - Peter Maher

"Running long and hard is an ideal antidepressant, since it's hard to run and feel sorry for yourself at the same time. Also, there are those hours of clearheadedness that follow a long run." -Monte Davis

Burnt Toast

posted: 7/26/2010 at 10:55 AM

Sub 19........someday? Its just a dream right now.

Nice job

The pain that hurts the worse is the imagined pain. One of the most difficult arts of racing is learning to ignore the imagined pain and just live with the present pain (which is always bearable.) - Jeff

2013 Goals:

5k = sub 21:00

HM = sub 100 minutes

Run = 3650 / 2 miles

Bike = 3500 miles

Swim = 150 miles

Race 1st HIM

xhristopher

posted: 7/26/2010 at 11:14 AM

That's quite the comeback after fading in the second mile, or was there a big hill in the way?

Mint

posted: 7/26/2010 at 1:03 PM

Yup, mile two was a hill and I was struggling at that point. When the split for mile 2 showed on the garmin I was dejected and accepting that a sub 19 wasn't going to happen that morning and honestly thought about coasting in. But I shook it off and kept working and picked it back up. I figured a 19:02 and when I looked at my watch after finishing I was surprised (and happy).

Run Asics, yup - that's the plan! Breaking 20 was real tough and mind bending, breaking 19 was just more consistency and fitness, breaking 18!? Who knows...maybe next year!

Thanks everybody

Slo_Hand

That's me in the back.