30:25

So yesterday was the first big day of the year: the Race for the Cure! Admittedly, I wasn't particularly thrilled with getting up even earlier than a typical workday on the weekend, but it was for a good cause with great friends. :)

Here we are, ready for the race!

I didn't think it was worth paying extra for a timing chip, so I just used the GPS app on my phone to get my approximate time. The end result: 30:25!

This is definitely faster than I usually run. I'm a competitive person, so I think I got caught up in the whole "race" thing! I was breathing pretty heavily toward the end, but at least I didn't need a medic. :)

I also started to learn the secret of drinking out of a paper cup while moving: squeezing the top. I had to have been hilarious to watch at the first water stop, when I got more water ON me than IN me, even when I slowed down!

Overall, the race really helped me feel good about where I'm currently at as a runner. And I love that I can now run 3 miles without being sore the next day!

This coming week, I have three, 3-mile runs to do on my own before my first long training run as a team on Sunday morning. I just saw that the coach made the meetup a half hour EARLIER, as if it wasn't early enough — I guess I should say goodbye to sleeping in for a while!