this summer I promised myself to do more exercise. The only thing I could think of was to sign myself up for some 5ks. I ran in the Ute Stampede 5k, the Temple to Temple 5k in Provo, and also did the Juab County Fair Biathlon. I did these without really training, even though I had intentions to do so.
I finished them all.
The Ute Stampede 5k was great. I just tried to complete it. I finished in 42 minutes or so. Not bad without training.
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| Finish Line Ute Stampede |
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| my prizes at Ute Stampede |
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| finish line Ute Stampede run |
The Temple to Temple 5k was so crowded. I did that with Tyler and Cameron, Lisa and her kids and Darlene. There were so many people that it was hard to actually run. Cameron stayed with me the whole time. It was fun. Jeremy came up, under duress, and didn't participate. He could have, since he wasn't having surgery until the next week. We had BBQ at Lisa's afterwards.
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| starting line temple run |
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| starting line Temple run |
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finish line temple run
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I thought I might die the first mile of the run in the biathlon. I rode 13 miles then had to run a 3.1 miles. I had to walk the first mile. Then the last half mile, I was in tears for a few minutes because I was almost done. I told myself to suck it up. I would not finish crying, for heavens sake!. I took first in my age division, and was second to last with a time of 1:22:32 They were finished with awards by the time I came in. In fact when I got back from my bike part, someone was finishing their run! How depressing. I got a medal and $5. I was just glad to finish. That was my goal.
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| starting line biathlon |
