Day 55
Race day!! The weather was spectacular...if you wanted to relax at the beach. Little bit warm and the race didn't start til 8 am, ended up being closer to 75 at race time and only got warmer from there.
I knew it was a long shot but I wanted to break 60 minutes, which would be a 9:39 pace for 6.2 miles. My goal was to go out in 9:35 for the first 3 miles so I'd have a cushion but I knew during the second mile that wasn't gonna happen. Finished the first 5K in 30:05 but just couldn't hold that pace. Mile 6 was a struggle but I kept chugging along and finished strong and posted a 1:01:54. My personal best for this distance is 1:00:24 and I'm about 20 lbs heavier now so I think I can get there by the end of the year.
Half marathon is 4 weeks away!!
Breakfast: Protein bar, pretzels & cookies after the race-479 cals
Lunch: Pulled pork (11 oz), bbq sauce-674 cals
Dinner: Oscar Mayer protein pack, protein shake, pizza slice-646 cals
Snacks: Little Debbie zebra cake, Fritos (break room at work got me today)-593 cals
Totals: 2393 cals, 135g protein
Running:
Mile 1 9:36
Mile 2 9:44
Mile 3 9:45
Mile 4 9:54
Mile 5 10:01
Mile 6 10:28
Mile 6.2 9:57/pace