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Melon Run 5K

So the Melon Run 5k was a success yesterday. I completed the race without any walking.  I struggled with this race four years ago and did a lot of run/walk intervals just to complete it. This time I was determined to run the whole way.
I kept the pace slow but steady and was able to overcome the brutal hills involved.

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That’s me – #124. I had a great time and look forward to doing it again next June.

Here’s a comparison photo of me doing this race in 09 and now in 2013. The weight loss is pretty striking.

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207.0

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Since I only got in a mile and a half on my run yesterday, I made sure to get an hour on the elliptical last night at YouFit. Kept my calories clean and low. Also made sure to drink lots of water to hydrate and stave off hunger.

Pleased to be back down in the single digit 200’s, but still have a long way to go to catch up.

Rick informs me that he just purchased Insanity. I was only a few workouts into it this round, so I’m going to wait until he gets it, then restart it when he does. That way we can motivate each other by doing the same works on the same days.

Hot 5k Run – 3.27 mi in 0:35:03.

I Just ran 3.27 mi in 0:35:03.

What started out as an attempt to break a 30 minute 5K turned into simply an attempt to burn calories.
Hit the pavement just after 4p. Was going to try to beat my best 5K time of 30:40, but didn’t realize it was a balmy 84 degrees out there. I was running a sub-9 minute pace for the first mile and I could just feel the sun draining my energy. I got about 1.3 miles in before I had to walk. I walked for about 5 minutes then started running again at about an 11 minute pace. I stopped one more time for about one minute to drink from a water fountain. My mouth felt like cotton, so I didn’t mind the brief interruption. Then I simply finished out a 35 minute total run just to get in some cardio. Hopefully I’ll be able to hit the gym tonight for another cardio session.

Have to get my weight back under 217.6 by tomorrow morning to remain on target to win the FitBet.

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