In honor of going to see Taylor Swift's concert tonight, here are some of my T. Swift favorites.
Best music videos:
1. Look What You Made Me Do
2. Blank Space
3. Mine
4. Wildest Dreams
5. Shake It Off
6. Our Song
7. You Belong With Me
8. Love Story
9. Picture to Burn
10. Bad Blood
Favorite songs: (these change in order pretty frequently)
1. Blank Space
2. All Too Well
3. I Know Places
4. All You Had To Do Was Stay
5. Fearless
6. I Knew You Were Trouble
7. Wildest Dreams
8. Come Back... Be Here
9. King of My Heart
10. Ready For It
11. Should've said No
12. State of Grace
13. Getaway Car
14. Last Kiss
15. This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Best Album:
1. 1989
2. Reputation
3. Red
4. Taylor Swift
5. Fearless
6. Speak Now
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Learning to love the 5k
Ever since I started running, I've liked longer distances. I've never been very fast, so it was easier to increase my distance rather than my speed. I could still feel accomplished after running a long distance race, no matter how fast I finished. My first race was a half marathon and I really enjoyed 13.1 miles and 10 mile races. I didn't want to waste my time or money on shorter races.
Recently though, I've run a few 5k's and realized they can be a lot of fun! Yeah, they're over pretty fast, but it's a great chance to push myself and work on my speed. For years, my "fast" pace has been around a 9 min/mile, but running shorter distances has given me the opportunity to try a faster pace.
I surprised myself by improving a lot in the 5k over the past year. It's still not my favorite distance, but a 5k can be a great little race, and I've come to really enjoy it. I especially love that it's a race my whole family can participate in!
2014: 11/27/14 - This was my first 5k and I ran it a few weeks after a marathon. I was still sore and recovering. Not my best race! Just a fun run with friends. It was a few years before I ran another 5k.
Race: Turkey Trot 5k in Lynchburg, VA
Time: 28:30
Pace: 9:12
Place: 26/120 in age group (25-29), 123/886 females, 471/1696 overall
Last year: 7/22/17
Race: U Can 5k in Raymond, Maine
Time: 25:29
Pace: 8:13
Place: 1st in age group (30-39), 5th female, 22/71 overall
Prize: Baseball tickets
This year: 3/10/18
Race: Run for Hops in Kona, HI
Time: 23:13
Pace: 7:29
Place: 1st in age group (30-34), 4th female, 23/437 overall
Prize: Kona coffee and a pint glass
7/11/18
Race: 5k by the lake in Harrison, ME
Time: 38:40 (Ran with Lilli)
Pace: 12:28
Place: Lilli got 3rd place in her age group, and she got an award for being the youngest runner!
7/21/18
Race: Newport Craft Brew Race in Newport, RI
Time: 24:40
Pace: 7:56
Place: 8/119 in age group (30-34), 46/596 females, 181/1142 overall
The Kona race was my 5k PR. I never thought I'd be able to run a 7:30 pace for 3 miles! I contribute the success of that race to my conditioning with Crossfit. I didn't do a ton of running in Crossfit, but we did do short intense workouts and occasional 400 and 800 meter sprints. For now, I'm continuing to focus on half marathon training, but I'd like to see if I can beat my time and get a new PR for a 5k sometime!
Recently though, I've run a few 5k's and realized they can be a lot of fun! Yeah, they're over pretty fast, but it's a great chance to push myself and work on my speed. For years, my "fast" pace has been around a 9 min/mile, but running shorter distances has given me the opportunity to try a faster pace.
I surprised myself by improving a lot in the 5k over the past year. It's still not my favorite distance, but a 5k can be a great little race, and I've come to really enjoy it. I especially love that it's a race my whole family can participate in!
2014: 11/27/14 - This was my first 5k and I ran it a few weeks after a marathon. I was still sore and recovering. Not my best race! Just a fun run with friends. It was a few years before I ran another 5k.
Race: Turkey Trot 5k in Lynchburg, VA
Time: 28:30
Pace: 9:12
Place: 26/120 in age group (25-29), 123/886 females, 471/1696 overall
Last year: 7/22/17
Race: U Can 5k in Raymond, Maine
Time: 25:29
Pace: 8:13
Place: 1st in age group (30-39), 5th female, 22/71 overall
Prize: Baseball tickets
This year: 3/10/18
Race: Run for Hops in Kona, HI
Time: 23:13
Pace: 7:29
Place: 1st in age group (30-34), 4th female, 23/437 overall
Prize: Kona coffee and a pint glass
7/11/18
Time: 38:40 (Ran with Lilli)
Pace: 12:28
Place: Lilli got 3rd place in her age group, and she got an award for being the youngest runner!
7/21/18
Race: Newport Craft Brew Race in Newport, RI
Time: 24:40
Pace: 7:56
Place: 8/119 in age group (30-34), 46/596 females, 181/1142 overall
The Kona race was my 5k PR. I never thought I'd be able to run a 7:30 pace for 3 miles! I contribute the success of that race to my conditioning with Crossfit. I didn't do a ton of running in Crossfit, but we did do short intense workouts and occasional 400 and 800 meter sprints. For now, I'm continuing to focus on half marathon training, but I'd like to see if I can beat my time and get a new PR for a 5k sometime!
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