Commitment Day 5k

Hey guys,

Happy New Year! After all of the festivities and parties of last night, I headed to bed early, resting for the January 1st Lifetime Fitness Commitment Day 5k. This is a 5k race that Lifetime has developed to inspire people to commit to a healthier lifestyle for the year. This race actually had a great turnout, with over 700 people! It was ran by FS Series, which did a fantastic job of putting on a great race, despite different start and finish locations. Moving along, the weather was really great, not too cold and sunny.

The countdown started, from 15 seconds to zero, and we started-FAST! I recently bought the Garmin 910XT, and I used it for this run, and for about our first minute of our race we were running below a 4:30 mile pace. But eventually, myself and another runner broke away from the group, and we were running alone, side by side, battling it out. At around a mile and a half, I made my move, and gained about 5 meters on him. I waited to see if he would respond, and after about 15 seconds, he still hadn't, and so I put on more heat. I got out of his range of sight, as we were on a winding greenway, and maintained as best I could. I did my best to hold on, but I could tell I was fading fast in the last half a mile or so. But, as we got closer to the finishing stretch, I was able to kick it up some more, and held on for the overall male title, which was great! An amazing way to start the New Year, I think.

I hope everyone had a safe, fun, and happy New Year! Let this year be your year, stay motivated, inspired, and hopeful. Be careful with injuries, with races, and with your gear, of course! But just enjoy training and racing, above all else. Have a great 2014 everyone!

Happy training!