I’ve been putting off this June race recap because, well, I sucked it up on this one.

After the Mini I gave myself a training break that extended even longer than the initial 2 weeks I had planned when life, as always, go in the way.  The past two months have been very slow in terms of training as I work to balance out my “new normal” with a new job, new schedule and, what feels like, a new life.

The scale has been kind enough to let me know, this week, that that break is very much over.  As has the extra 5 lbs that has pleasantly situated itself in my mid-region.  I’m back in the saddle now, though, which is probably why I finally feel ready to post this misery of a “race” recap that really should be called a lazy Saturday run/walk.

The Saturday of the race, I was geared up despite lackluster (okay, straight lazy) workouts the two weeks prior to the 5k.  I showed up expecting to be slower than usual, but I was in no way prepared for my body to totally fail me in terms of endurance and speed.

The 5k turned into a half run/half walk as opposed to the full run I had anticipated.  It was hot that day, and the heat took it’s toll on me and didn’t help at all.

The race itself well pretty well run.  There was a good number of people racing, not too many, and the course was nice.  The start went off about 15 minutes later than expected and it was pretty messy, but the rest of the event was very well organized with very nice volunteers pointing the way.  The last .1 of the course was a zig-zag straight up hill and it was a nice, unique way to end the morning.

A race I would consider again, but one I would most certainly train for in the future.  Now that this month/training break is out of the way, onward to the next chapter of this year’s races.

I joined a new gym to inspire me to get back to it, I’m armed with a few groupons for cross training (2 yoga, 1 bootcamp) and I’m scheduled to start training for this fall’s 1/2 marathon this weekend.  Almost a month into my “new normal,” I feel confident that I’ll be able to gear up for the second half of the year and get back on track with fresh legs and a fresh outlook.

 June Race
3.1 Miles
13:50 pace
42:53 total time