(Photo courtesy of DOug)
As I mentioned in a prior blog from last September, I was finally able to run the entire 5K. After I had come close in Houston within the past couple years, the goal for 2025 was two-fold — to run the entire 5K and shave time off of the September 2024 pace.
After the standard Catapult team photo, Doug and I headed out and towards the front of the start line as part of the AWD group.
After starting off a little fast, Doug helped me to settle into a solid pace which I believed I could keep for the full race. While there were a couple of points where Doug had to help me calm the breathing down (especially as we were on the way back after being Flathoused), I made it work. I did also skip the water station that was close to the end so I didn’t have a repeat of what had happened last time in the last half mile or so.
When I crossed the finish line, I had succeeded in both goals. I shaved about 3 minutes off of the 2024 time and ran the entire 5K!
Thanks to Doug for guiding me at to Catapult for all their support!