Ten Days..

My first 5k race is in 10 days... TEN DAYS!


I can't believe how fast it has come. 


I don't feel ready for it. 


I'm nervous. 




I haven't actually ran an entire 5km's yet. My normal route from my house is a 2.5km loop and if I run it twice then it's obviously 5km in total. My problem is that I keep quitting after the first loop. It's hard, it's really hard, but I need to push myself past that first loop. I definitely believe that it's a mental thing and if I can just push myself to not turn down my street, I can complete the second loop. This is my goal for my friday run. I have 5 more scheduled runs until the race date (June 17) and I am determined to run at least  one 5k route before then. Perhaps this will give me the confidence that I can do it?


I have a feeling that my time is going to be close to 45min. I'm really hoping that I'm not the last person to finish. Luckily, it's also a half marathon race so a lot of people will still technically be running. I'm running with 3 other coworkers and one of the ladies runs at the same pace as me. My secret goal is to beat her ;) 


I'm praying that the weather isn't really hot. The race starts at 8:30am I believe, so if it is supposed to be hot then hopefully we beat the heat in the morning. The weather has been all over the place lately, so I have no idea what to expect. 




For all the runners and new runners out there, what was your time for your first 5k? Did you have to stop at all during the race? I hate stopping only because I fund it SUPER hard to get running again.