Tri For A Cure Twilight 5k - Run5k

This course was a little more challenging than my last race with the varying terrains and it was hard to gauge how much distance I had gone. I really made an effort to push myself as hard as I could go without tiring out too soon. In my last race I really took it easy and was cautious and after getting a better idea of what I could do I felt more comfortable pushing myself harder this time. Throughout the race it was a challenge to hold myself at a steady pace and not go too fast but not waste time going slower than I needed to.

I had a cramp in my stomach for some reason the entire race, I don't know what causes that. I also was at the edge of being too winded a good portion of the race. For the last mile/mile and a half I really had to work hard to get enough breath and not start gasping.

I was able to reserve enough energy though so that when I hit what I thought was the last mile I was able to speed up a little more and was passing people left and right who had gone out too fast at the beginning and we're struggling.

I'm really happy with the time and pace I achieved in this race. This is a PR for me and was pretty much right on what I was aiming for.

I might skip the Gatorade Prime 01, or at least do some more practicing with it first. I wonder if that's what caused the stomach cramp I had for the entire race.

I should have taken some Advil and fish oil after the race for anti-inflamation. My legs are pretty sore the next day.

I walked a good bit to work the tightness out of my legs. I drank a lot of water/gatorade. I should have done some stretching but didn't.


Perhaps the cramp in my stomach. I was having trouble breathing and that forced me to try to keep my pace slower so that I could breathe.


This was a great race! Lot's of people and a really positive, fun, exciting vibe. Lot's of booths set up with food and wine afterward. I improved my time by about 4 mins since my last race. Overall a really positive experience!