The Luck O' The IWISH! St. Patrick's Day Virtual 5K & 10K

[MouseDogMom]

I ran 9.35 this morning in 2:01. Not exactly a 10K, but we'll just say I'm an overachiever! If I'd remembered what I was doing, I would have checked the time at 6.2, but I forgot that today was my day...

Anyway, it's DONE!

Jackie

 

[rubato]

I'm done too. 10k in 50 flat!
Well, actually it was 11 miles in 88 minutes, but I just calculated it out for you.

I'm just glad I'm done!

 

[fairestoneofall]

great job to those who have finished!

i intended to do my 10k this morning, but my body was not having it. i had to stop at my normal five miles.

 

[sissy_42]

Count me in for the 10k. I hope to complete it today, but maybe tomorrow.

 

[jenanderson]

Hello! Just popping in to say my 5K is done. Corinna is right...it is cold (41°), windy and wet in Minnesota. Still, I ran my fastest 5K yet....32:03!

I was so proud of my time since we have just finished the C25K program. DH and I have consistently been improving our time or stretching our distance.

Thanks to everyone for the opportunity to join in!
Jen

 

[MaryJ]

Looks like I'm the turtle of the bunch. Finished my 5K (part of a 7K run that I was in) at 42:30. I was hoping to beat my time from last year, but I think I finished about the same.

 

[liznboys]

Everyone is doing great!! And if you didn't go as far as you'd have liked, it's a-ok. All that matters is you did your best!!

 

[corinnak]

I ran a local 5K with a friend who was looking to run the whole thing and improve on his time from his first 5K which was in the fall. I'm going with a time of 31:25 - not a PR for me, but not bad considering I am still recovering from the Princess Half last weekend.

I took some photos, just cause I think it makes it more fun:

At the start:

About 1 mile in - check the ice still on the lake!

In the last mile, we got passed by this guy wearing green from head to toe - even his face was covered. Pretty crazy!

 

[johde]

The weather for today and tomorrow was scheduled to be lousy. So, I decided to do my 4 mile walk Yesterday. I completed the 5K in 50 min which is pretty good for a training walk. I am hoping to get out again on Wednesday for another 3 mile walk or so.

 

[flipflopmom]

I didn't sign up to do this, as I wasn't sure where I would be at this point of my c25K training. I ended up doing 3 miles this morning run/walking, with a time of 37 minutes. I finished my program run with only a 1/2 mile left to get to 3, so I did it very leisurely with my girls. I had taken them to the park with me, and we walked the 1/2 mile together. I am not sure the exact seconds, as I was just going on minutes after the c25K time was up. I did run 20 minutes of it though, thanks to W6d2! I guess this will give me a good starting point to know how much to push next time.

 

[CALIFLADY]

Woo hoo! Thanks for setting this up, Liz. This really motivated me this week to get at it. I was surprised that a "virtual" race/run would help me so much, but it did.

I signed up to run the 5K, but I pushed myself today and ran my first 10K in about a decade! I ran it in just under 60 minutes and that was my goal. I ended up running it on the treadmill, since the weather is still too iffy up here. I also figured if I was gonna push it, I'd be better off in a controlled environment (the basement).

Feeling good that I got this accomplished! I'll be over to the Ducks thread soon...

Again, kudos to Liz for organizing this and motivating me as much as she did!

 

[Jusacuz]

Got mine done this morning, too. It looked so nice out I decided to run outside. As soon as I got on the trail a really cold, hard wind smacked me in the face and I was wishing I'd just stayed with the treadmill. I made it, though...slowly, but surely.

10k in 1:25:16

 

[sissy_42]

I did it! time was about 1:28. My next goal is to do a 10k with out walking any!

 

[ezacoo]

I finished my 5k in 38:50. My time in a "real life" race 2 weeks ago was 41:00 so I can really tell how much I'm improving. I was doing week 4 of C25K and that finished at 4K, so I ran/walked as best I could for the rest.

I wish I had the cold weather that you guys had, I hate running in the heat! It was 27 degrees (81 Fahrenheit) when I got back home. And of course not a cloud in the sky!

Good luck to everyone still to do their run!

 

[liznboys]

Wonderful job everyone!

Corinna~ Fun pictures! That guy is too funny! He's like a fluorescent green bean. lol

... I was surprised that a "virtual" race/run would help me so much, but it did. ...

Yeah, when Tracy did the first one for Thanksgiving last year, I thought it would be fun, but didn't realize just how motivating it would be. It's great!!

 

[bailman]

Did my 5k this morning in the pouring rain and wind! Not by choice, but I had signed up for a local race and it was rain or shine, so rain it was! I was a bit disappointed in my time, 30:24, since I was hoping to break 30 minutes, but these were tough conditions and I didn't know where the finish line was until I was only about a block away from it. If I knew I was that close I would have probably been able to tough out a faster pace for the last quarter-half mile. Oh well, I'm still proud of it and everyone else that is doing their runs!
Carolyn

 

[jbm02]

Is it too late to sign up?? I'd like to challenge myself with a 10K....i have NEVER done that before (without walking, anyway...)

 

[jmasgat]

I got in my 10k as part of my scheduled 10 mile run today. I expect that based on my usual pace, I did the 10k in a few minutes under an hour. And the conditions were a little bit out of Mary Poppins...."Wind from the east, mist blowin' in"... Hey, I was happy for no ice on the sidewalks!

Maura

 

[liznboys]

Done! Did my 5K. My time was not good at all for me: 35:30. But I am trying to cut myself some slack... I haven't run in 3 weeks, I'm coming off a hip injury and I'm still fighting off a cold virus. But, I did it!

 

[liznboys]

Is it too late to sign up?? I'd like to challenge myself with a 10K....i have NEVER done that before (without walking, anyway...)

Absolutely not too late! You are on the list. Go for it, and good luck!!