Brighton July 4th 4K

I did my first 5K since my broken leg yesterday. I was a bit nervous. Until last week, I had not run more than a mile since my broken leg in February. This past week, I did two runs - 1 one miler and 1 two miler. Yesterday's goal was to take it easy, 10-11 minute miles and finish somewhere between 31 and 33 minutes. I looked down at my watch at the one mile marker - 9:11!?! And I was feeling pretty good! I did slow down a bit as the race went on, but that's pretty standard for me too. As I approached the finish line, I was surprised to see that only 29 minutes had passed since I started the race! I knew I was too far away to cross the finish line in under 30 minutes, but I finished in 30:18. I am pretty proud of myself. I was surprised how easy it was to get back into the swing of things. Granted, my goal before the broken leg was to finish this fast course in under 27 minutes, but I am pretty proud to be doing this well all things considered. Now I have to get some serious runs in this week. Unfortunately, the Boilermaker is a week from today. 15k and the longest I have run since February is a 5k! I plan on getting two long runs (5 miles & 7 miles) as well as a shorter run in this week. Hopefully I can run the entire race, but I am ok with walking some of it. I know I have come a long way since last year - especially taking into account my broken leg. I am just trying to stay upbeat and not get discouraged by my current limitations.