Race Recap

So today was the day: my first 5k race. It went a lot better than I thought it would, however I was also slightly disappointed in myself. I ended up having to walk a bit. Sad face. To top that off, Sarah, the girl I was supposed to go with, ended up going out last night and didn't make it to the race today (please see Responsibility posted earlier). Although I was a little ticked, it showed again that I made the right choice to stay in last night. Yay me!

I'm going to break it down like this:

THINGS I DID RIGHT.
1. I pinned my hair up completely out of my face. I was very very very thankful that I did this, even though I'm sure I looked like a retard.
2. I wore leggings without shorts over them. Again, another retard move, but way more comfortable.

THINGS I DID WRONG.
umm wow, where to begin?
1. I checked the weather the night before and dressed accordingly for 55 degrees and rain in leggings, a tank top, an underamour and a long sleeve t-shirt. Unfortunately, it ended up being way nicer than that and I'm pretty sure I was seconds away from a heat stroke. Oops.
2. Instead of eating what I normally eat for break - fruit - I thought I'd make a power breakfast and had some yummy pumpkin oatmeal (recipe to follow). Next time, however, I'm sticking with fruit. The oatmeal was way to dense and even though I ate it two hours before the run, I ended up with terrible stomach cramps which lead to my decision to walk about half of the last mile.
3. I ran just a little too fast at the beginning. I think I just got overzealous. There were a lot of older people and I thought I could easily outrun them. Bigggg mistake.

In the end, even with my little walking stint, I ended up finishing in 29:33. I'm actually really impressed with that and it shows how must faster than normal I must have been going in the beginning to be able to walk and still finish in under 30 minutes.

All in all, I had a good time and I'm definitely going to make the next race better! Though I read a lot of tips and such on the internet, I think maybe it's something you have to do firsthand before you can really learn from it.

Before I go, I'm gonna leave you with delicious pumpkin oatmeal recipe I totally stole from Eat Spin Run Repeat! The original is right here.

Pumpkin Oatmeal

1/3 cup rolled oats

2/3 cup water

1/3 cup pumpkin

1/2 scoop protein (I used chocolate)

1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice

squeeze of agave nectar

Mix oats and water and heat in the microwave for 

2 mins. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir well.

Heat until you reach desired consistency. I like mine

thick so I had to throw it in a few times. Then top with

nuts of your choice! I used chopped walnuts. Mmm!

So good, it tasted like warm pumpkin pie filling which means this gets two thumbs up by me! It's totally going into my breakfast cookbook - no doubt. I think I might try a few variations on it as well. Maybe a little brown sugar topping? Cinnamon? Ohhh yeahhhh!

Okay lovies, I'm off to eat lunch with the boy and then study before work. I've got an exam on Tuesday that I really don't feel like taking. I just keep telling myself "One week till summer!"