Yay! New 5K PR!  

Thanks! Yeah, I think I may do a 10K though before doing another 5K. Just because now I feel like I could do so much better on the 10K than I did before.

Go Pigglies! Go For it You can do it! We just have to keep you healthy Right before it.

I signed up for a 10K, but I'm a little bit freaked out now. I haven't really been running much distance lately and even 6 miles sounds like a lot for a race at this point. Still, I'm hopeful that I'll get a new 10K PR. I'll try my hardest even if it ends up just being a race using sheer will.

Don't fool yourself , Every race is a " race using sheer will." Every runner has the perfect day Every race , but they are out there doing their best. You can do this ! Just train the best way yo can. Add more Vitamin C to your diet so you Won't get sick and Go Do It! Go Pigglies!

Oops. I meant Not Every runner. Forgive me.

At least now I have a plan... sort of. I went out and did 8 miles last week to prove to myself I can make the distance. It was slow, but I made it. And then today I had to prove to myself that I could do hills. And nice rolling hills were still possible, but the steep hill nearly killed me. But I can run faster downhill now than I could before, so that should help on the time. Tomorrow I'll do speedwork, then I'll do 5 or 6 miles for some endurance another day, then light hills, and then the race! Eek!

Is the race this weekend? Steep hills Are a B!tch! Just do your best. Go Pigglies!

Yep, this weekend! Thanks!

I better tell you this now. I hope you have good weather and that the hills are as b!tchy. Have fun. Go Pigglies!

Thanks! Right now my right foot hurts so bad I can barely even walk on it, so currently I'm just hoping to even be able to run the 10K rather than worry about meeting 55 minutes. Although I'm doing everything I can to make my foot feel happy again!

When is the race? Monday? If so , you have two days to Baby your foot. my fingers are crossed. Go Pigglies!

Yes, Monday. If it was today I wouldn't have done it. Tomorrow I will have to stand on my foot again, but I'm hoping like crazy my foot will be good to run on for Monday! At least just standing doesn't hurt anymore.

That is pretty good! My mom does the run/walk thing and her fastest 5K was 56 minutes so far.

So far I have still improved on each 5K as well out of the 4 I raced (I did a 5th one for fun too that I wasn't racing, just helping to pace someone). I think it is so much fun to improve. I'm going to be sad whenever I stop improving, but hopefully by then I'll at least have another joy like winning age group awards or something. That would be awesome, I've never won anything yet.

Good luck on your next race too! I bet you'll break 50 minutes soon.