Hot Chocolate 5k - Run5k

Since this was just a 5K, even though I was coming off an injury, I would just run hard and see what I had in the tank. The first mile was mostly downhill and I did it in an easy 6:04. The second mile was more uphill, and I had a moderate effort of 6:40. The last mile felt ok, but the very last quarter mile was up a decent sized hill, and I wasn't quite fit enough for it. I didn't want to sprint and risk reinjuring my foot, so I gave a decent effort without leaving everything on the table.

Quick stretch


I was injured 5 weeks ago which kept me from running for 4 weeks. That hurt my endurance over the last half mile.


Terrible logistics, the location could not handle the traffic for people coming in. And walking from the parking area to the bag check and race start went through the race course, so the race was held up as the hoards of people made their way to the race start.