Okay I am getting nervous about the turkey trot. I have been working on a running program that a fellow blogger sent me, But I still don't feel secure in it. When I signed up for it I wanted to finish it in less than 1 hour. I am not so sure that is a possiblity. I also wanted to run the entire thing. I can run 3 miles, but at the end feel totall drained, I am not so sure I can run all 5 miles.
So I mapped a 5 mile run around my house, I am going to do that 3 days a week, I also know when mile 1,2,3,4 and 5 is. So my goal is run 3 miles, walk fast 1 mile, and run the last 1 mile. I am shooting for 13-14 minute miles, so to do it all in 1 hour and 7 minutes. Completely doable, I probably will be able to do it in less, when I do my 3 miles I can do it in 37 minutes just over 12 minute miles, so that gives me 30 minutes to finish the last 2 miles.
I should have worked harder....grr, but no use looking back. I will just focus on the next 2 weeks!
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The fact that you plan to run 5 miles is impressive to me. As someone with bad knees who was told to avoid running, I'm always so amazed at people who can run for long distances.
If you can run all five miles, you've matched everything your brother has ever done in the world of running!
You can do it!!! Sounds like you have a great plan of attack. Good luck!!
Okay, first of all, you can DEFINITELY finish in less than an hour. I ran my first turkey trot about 8 years ago or so. I didn't train as much as I wanted to, and I was at my heaviest weight which was about 206 pounds. I don't recommend running the whole thing straight. I do a run/walk method that worked for a 5k, a 10k, many half marathons as well as 2 full marathons since. You can choose whatever interval you want. For me, it was jog (I am slow!) for 6 minutes, then walk for 2 minutes. Or you could run 5 minutes, walk 3 minutes. Whatever you do, this saves your knees, it helps to not go out too fast, you still will do great. I remember my first Turkey trot like it was yesterday. It felt like a marathon to me, up until it started, I didn't think I could do it, but I kept going and running across the finish line into my husbands arms, it was amazing! You CAN do it!!
Just found your blog! The fact that you signed up and plan to run it is amazing!:) I hope to fun my first 5k this spring...
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