My First 5 MILE Race Report!

Why didn't I notice the race was in MILES and not kilometers when I signed up???  Sunday morning's Run to Remember consisted of a 5 mile and a Half Marathon throughout Boston.

Like a previous poster, my only goals were to not stop running and not finish last. I accomplished both! Yay! I have never run 5 miles all at once in my entire life. Ever!

I made the mistake of running while trying to sip water at the first aid station so I briefly walked to sip at the second. Man, my legs felt like jelly walking. It actually felt BETTER to run again.

Before I even made it to the second aid station I was passed by the eventual winner of the half marathon... and before I finished, I was passed by MANY of the half marathon finishers... thankfully I saw no 8 year old girls!  My unofficial time was an hour and 12 minutes, but I won't have the official time until this week and I still haven't done the math on how many minute miles that is. I know it's pretty darn slow, though. It doesn't matter because I finished and I ran the whole way. Very exciting to me.

Next up is a 5k in CA in 2 weeks! Piece of cake!  

Good for you... Way to go!

lol... doh! on the miles vs. kilometers, that would've been a rude awakening for me as well!  Great work pushing through....

Great job accomplishing both of your goals! 
You got to watch the eight year old girls!!  :)

Way to go.  Congrats on hitting your goals.  One tip:  Scrunch the top of the cup to a point to make the drinking easier.

Congrats, that does sound like a rude surprise.
You should be very happy with your performance and the ability to add 2 miles onto an event that you weren't expecting.

Good job.

Scott