My first time was'nt
My first time was'nt measured, I just went by time and my estimated speed. That was just this past Easter weekend.
It gave me the confidence to enter my first ever race, a 5K that was a part of the barefoot runners meetup in Grand Rapids Michigan in May of this year. Most of the others did the 25K signature event, and some did the 10K, but I was so stoked to really run a 5K race. Problem was it was 35 degrees, windy and rainy, so I ran in Feelmax Pankas outdoors for the first time. It was the only time I ran outdoors in footwear for over a decade, and I have'nt done it again........yet.
Unfortunatly winter is coming here to Michigan soon, and I'll have to figure out plan B.
As Beth says, you figure out what you want to do next, I thought it was going to be increasing milage, but I ended up trying to boost my 5K speed instead.I've now run 10 5K races, one two miler, and one 4 miler this year.
Running faster each time has kept the stoke alive for me, but as I peak in that effort I may end up adding distance for motivation.
Congratulations, and may that feeling return with every run!
