Wednesday, August 4, 2010

I'm a Scaredy Cat!

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-K- I was on the treadmill once again today and I was really feeling like running so I did a 7 minute warmup at a slower pace with a 1 incline (of course) then I cranked my treadmill up to my goal 5K pace.  Six miles later I finished and got off and was thinking???  Hmmmmm, I just ran 6 miles at what I'm trying to run 3.1 at?

Of course this is on my treadmill, in my home, in my comfort zone, and NOT in a race.  I repeat NOT in a race.  Races are a whole other story for me.  Do I dare try a 5K official race???

Not yet.

I need more practice.

Am I the only one who freezes up on race day and sets a PR heading for their car to get away? Yes?!

Okay, just checking.

Happy Running,
NRR

5 comments:

  1. 22 5ks and I still struggle mentally to hit my goals in the 5k. Remember the process goals we talked about. They are the key to building confidence on race day.

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  2. You are always more ready than you think you are. What's the worst that could happen - you finish and want to run another one? Get it done!

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  3. I ALWAYS! freeze up on race day-although I think i am slowly overcoming that hurdle:) Happy running!

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  4. OK-you are going to rock it! If you can do it on "ED" you can do it on the course!! You've got this!!

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  5. You are so ready for a 5K. Just get out there and do it! Think of it as a workout with other runners and food at the end.

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