Almost 2 years ago I did the Race for the Cure 5K and it was one of my first 5K's. I remember how nervous I was sitting at the start line. Well, today I did this run again, surprisingly enough the butterflies still exist. My time 2+ years ago was 33 minutes and change. I know that I've improved myself as a runner but anytime I put my time up against a previous run, I feel a need to prove myself. Terri's work had paid the registration fee for her and 1 guest to run/walk. Jeff had planned on running with me, but decided to sit it out due to some soreness from yesterdays 8 miles. Therefore I was going solo in todays race. The stage was set for another great run, temps in the 60's. However, reflecting back I remembered how packed this run is and how frustrating it was to wind my way through the pack to find a comfortable pace. I decided to plant myself in the front quarter in order to minimize the pack that I needed to weave through. Looking around me, I was also reminded to remember what this event was about. Everywhere you looked someone had a picture or sign on their back reminding you of someone they lost or had battled breast cancer. Every so often you would see someone release a ballon into the air for a loved one lost...sad. After the horn sounded, we did the shuffle to the start line. Deja vu, damn it was annoying. There was nowhere to turn. I knew 1/2 a mile in when the pack had not thinned out that I was not going to be turning in a great time. However, I hung with it, finding a hole here and there. However, around mile 1 things began to thin. I finally found a groove. I looked at my Garmin and saw my pace in the 7:45-8 range. Wow, things felt really good so I went with the flow. One by one I began passing people and all was good. Around mile 2 I looked down and saw that I was comfortably running at a 7:00 min pace. Other than speedwork, I don't remember the last time I consistently ran this quick. Again, I went with it because it just felt comfortable. I ended up finishing a little over 25 minutes, running slightly over an 8 minute mile. Again, I'm not really sure what/why things feel so good, but I'm just gonna go with it and assume that hard work is paying off. Activity
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