So, the Veterans Day 11k actually happened on Sunday, but still, the proceeds went to Veterans and it was run in honor of today, well, not in honor of today, but in honor of our veterans who are honored today.
It was a good run for me. And when I say run, realize what I mean is walk/run, with more walking than running. This was my “see if i can run” run. I’ve not run since my injury that happened in August. But I have done a lot of walking.
When it was time to go everyone started running and so I started running but then I remembered that running at the start wasn’t part of the plan so I slowed to a walk. I knew right then that I wasn’t going to be able to stick to my plan. The plan was to do 4 minutes of walking / 1 minute of running cycles. That immediately went out the window when I started running at the sound of “GO!”
I did good though and I’m happy with how I did. I walked and ran in moderation and I negatively split my times every 2 miles. 1 would be fast, 1 would be not as fast. This run gave me the confidence that I needed to be sure that I can finish the Walt Disney World Marathon in the 7 hours that they’re giving us to do it. And that’s something I knew I couldn’t do just by walking.
Another thing that was cool about this race was how I ignored my diabetes. I didn’t get up 3 hours before race time to eat, I didn’t get up 2 hours before race time to reduce my insulin, I didn’t check my blood at all while I was out there. And it was all bliss. I had my meter, my GU, I had my sensor on, I had all I needed and I ignored it all and it was a truly good feeling and I didn’t go low while I was out there. I’d like to have more races like this one.
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