luna-tics

I went and worked out with the salt lake luna chix team for the first time today. it was there season kick-off. why oh why did I not workout with them last summer?

I've been on there mailing list since last year. I could have gone to a lot of their workouts, but I found excuses not to. I guess joining a new group is hard, especially by yourself. but one thing I've learned in my life is if you really want to do something, you just have to go out and do it. you can't count on anybody else doing it with you. so today I went. by myself. and met a bunch of really nice, friendly women who all have a passion for being active through swimming, biking and running.

I'll admit, a few things made it easier for me. it was their first workout of the season, so there would be a lot of new women to the group. and I'm pregnant, so there's no pressure on me {if you're competitive at all, the thought of training with a bunch of uber athletic women who will most likely kick your trash is slightly intimidating. though it really shouldn't be.} and let's be honest, the siren song of free stuff was really what got me there. I even won a prize in the raffle. water bottles, luna bars, sweet arm warmers. yeah, I'll do just about anything for the chance at free stuff.

the workout was a run around liberty park. people just split up into different groups depending on how far you wanted to go/pace, etc. the weather was great and I made some new friends. we ended up doing three loops around which is something around three miles'ish. it felt great! {my left tendon near my ankle was bugging, and so was my left IT band... I think it's from running on cambered streets all the time}

if any of you women in the salt lake area are interested in joining the team, you should totally do it! it's free to join and it gives you a great group of ladies to workout with. all abilities are welcome. I'm excited to have a support group, especially through the pregnancy and as I get back into training next season after the baby comes. hopefully I can fit the workouts into my new mommy schedule.

the five-k

me and my new training partner ran our first race yesterday. I love training with this person. I mean, we run and swim the exact same splits. we are perfectly on pace with each other. how often does that happen? I must admit, though, that training with this person has definitely slowed me down quite a bit. and--especially in the beginning there--has sucked the life out of me. but we're getting back on track now.

we're in training for the long course right now. so we'll have to pace each other. september 26th is the big race. and I cannot wait.

but back to our first race together. . . the salt lake marathon 5K. we paced ourselves and made sure we weren't running too hard. it's important to keep that conversational pace, or so they say. I actually felt pretty good. especially since I hadn't gone on a run at all last week. {work sucked the life out of me. every day felt like a workout anyway, so I think I'm okay} there's that stretch of road while you're on state street, heading up to the turn at south temple that felt like it took forever. the long, slight incline is deceiving, that's for sure. but the finish at the gateway is always fun.

I would be lying if I said I wasn't at least slightly bummed to not be running the marathon or the half. there will be time for that in the future. I mean, I had a blast with the 5K and our first race together as training partners. {and with my other running buddies, marta and heidi, of course!}

I'm pretty sure fetus took first place in the unborn division.

chip time: 30:41
pace: 9:53