Last week we increased the miles significantly in order to prepare for the Firecracker 5000 in Branson. We were asked to join a team known as the 'Idiots Running Club' which was full of some pretty amazing runners. All of them had either run a 100 miler or are currently training for one so we didn't quite fit the group prototype but we're both marathoners so that's good enough. We had a lot of fun at this race. Kimi and I weren't sure how we'd actually feel on race morning since it was only a couple weeks after our race and our runs hadn't been anywhere close to normal pace yet.
Much to our surprise, we both had an excellent race. I started out really good for me with a 5:11 mile and I was surprised at just how easy it was feeling up to that point. That's when the fatigued legs started to set in a bit. I managed to keep it together enough to still have a great finish for myself. The second and third miles were both 5:30 ish and then I finished out to a 16:35 and a 7th place finish. Kimi ran really well too. She finished 1st overall for women, 13th overall in the race, and had a time in the 17:teens. All in all we were quite pleased.
Thanks to the few weeks of lower miles and a long weekend, we were finally able to accomplish a lot at our house. We're both really excited that everything is starting to come together and become more like a home rather than a construction site! We've also been planning out our Summer/Fall racing schedule so we can start planning the training for it. I haven't fully committed but I might be running another marathon this fall. If so, I'll have to have an awesome training season so that I can truly go after my goal of sub 6min/mile. That should make for some good blog posts in the future so I hope you'll keep following Kimi and I as we continue training and pursuing goals.
Last week's mileage - 43 miles
5k race - 16:35, 7th place
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