Miles 68-70 and 71-74: Because I Needed More than a 5K in Morehead City

Last night a group of us headed to the coast to rest up before running our respective races in the morning: the men running the Crystal Coast Half Marathon and the ladies trotting the 5K.

We woke up to overcast skies and moderate breezes, my preferred race day weather. Everyone was ready to rock it, especially James. Though, despite a solid 8 weeks of dedicated training, nerves were still a factor for my competitve husband. No need to fear, though - he made his personal PR of 1:47:39. All right!

I had intended to run the race with my ladies, encouraging them to run the whole way. But when we pinned on our number and laced on the chips the itchy feet started. It was the first race of the season - and the cool weather and the buzz of the participants had me glowing.

Typically a 5K is not my favorite race because I'm not extremely fast; however, with the shinsplints, I've been dialing back to the shorter run and I feel like I'm getting more a knack for it. And while today's time - 26:13 - is no cross-country marvel, it feels good to be the 9th female finisher out of 88 (5th out of 30 for 20-29 age bracket).

After a surprisingly awesome breakfast at a true relic of a beach greasy spoon diner, James and I headed home.  Due to the forecasted torrential rain tomorrow, I opted to throw in a four-mile run to round out today as a long-distance day. It was still overcast, still windy, and I just cruised to Ryan Bingham

Miles 68-70: 26:13 minutes that prove the goal of a 24 minute 5K is not unattainable.

Miles 71-74: No words necessary.