I Ran the Nashville Zoo Run Run 5k

My leg was in so much pain when I woke up Saturday morning that I was convinced I would not be able to run the 5k race I had signed up for. I thought maybe it would feel better as I walked around the house, but it didn't. The thing is, I had spent $35 to register for the event and I really didn't want to waste it. I also didn't want to do anything foolish and hurt myself so bad that I wouldn't be able to run for a month.

I eventually decided that I would at least go pick up my shirt (which turned out to be a sweet technical long sleeve). If I was going to go down there then I at least needed to dress as if I was going to run just in case I felt up to it. Maybe I would walk it.

By the time I got suited up and down to the zoo, I had convinced myself that I was going to run. I knew it would be smart to stop running if it hurt, but I think I was too vain. Luckily, it wasn't that bad.

I ran the race. As I had mentioned, my goal time was 26:21. I ran the 5k in 25:43. SWEET! Not bad for 2 weeks training.

I am going to run another 5k next weekend. Hopefully I can do that one in under 24:00. My sister is going to be in town that day too, so she is going to run it too.

After that I am going to start upping the mileage again. I need to do a 10 miler the 2nd or 3rd week in February if I am going to pull off the Tom King Half Marathon in early March.

My goal for the Tom King Half Marathon is to finish. Then I can try to run the CMM 1/2 in late April in a good time (under 1:45).

It feels good to be back.

Here is a link to the Nashville Zoo Run Run results. You can see I was in the top 1/3 of racers and the top 1/2 of my age bracket.