Let's start with the Pontiac Boys And Girls Club Turkey Trot on November 17th.
Big news was that it was my clients Jill and Stephanie's first ever 5k. Very small turnout about 110, but nice shirts and a cheap entry fee. This was my first race since my IT injury started acting up. No problems knee-wise, but just three weeks of being off the legs showed up as I hit a 23:10. Not horrible, but over a minute off my PR. I finished 3rd in my age group and 10th overall.
The girls did great for their first ever race. I was VERY proud of how far they've come since last January. Combined they have lost around 90 lbs. AMAZING!
Fun little race. Doesn't use chip timing (you get a Popsicle stick that gives you your place as you cross the finish line and they coincide this with you time on the timer) but they give out nice shirts, it's a flat course and a TON of raffle items. And good items too, like Road ID bands and a 32 inch tv.
Over 6000 people were in this race so I was not expecting to PR. My goal was to beat last year's time by over a minute. The course was different this year. Much hillier than I remembered. Right off the bat we went straight up before running down the steepest hill I've ever raced on outside of like Warrior Dash.
So with all the climbs and valleys and all the people, I still turned in a respectable time and this is still fresh off the injury. 23:15. Not too bad at all.
So, I'm able to train hard again now. Aiming for TWO days of strength training, 2-3 days of swimming, 4 days (or 5) of running and maybe a bike ride here or there.
I'm back on my clean diet (although I cheated badly tonight), and I can feel the difference. Triathlon season starts April 28th with the J-Hawk Earlybird Tri. I fully expect to win my division this year :)
Keep at it folks. Don't let the holidays interfere with your clean eating too much and DEFINITELY keep at the working out.
Make it a habit, and stick to it!
