October Round Up

October ... was an interesting month. Clearly I raced more than I had all year, but that was about it.

Swimming: 0m (0mi)
Cycling: 0 mi
Running: 51.22 mi
Lifting: two sessions (:21)
Other: one hike (1:10), six sessions hockey (5:58), 13 walks (8:07)

Yep. Can we even call me a triathlete anymore? (Kidding ... kind of).

I barely ran outside my races, but I PR'ed my half, so whatever. Lifting was absolutely abysmal. That has to change. I'm glad we got out hiking again and hockey season has begun again in earnest. 

Really, the thing that saved my booty this month in terms of movement was B's company's Walktober program. That got me out the door if nothing else would.

We're about a week into November and I haven't planned a thing. Should I? Probably. Will I? Probably not. Plans haven't really gotten me anywhere, so right now, I'm going to just do my best to move and go from there.

Race #5 of the Season: Haunted 5K (Provo)

I also ran this one for the medal.

With how well I ran the half, I thought that maybe the 5K could also go well ... but I think I destroyed my poor immune system and got sick in between the two races. 

Everything was in my head - nothing in my chest - so I figured I'd show up, run easy, and if I needed to, I could just walk it in (perks of it being just a 5K).

Pseudo-dragon rider outfit. Kinda.

I definitely started out pretty easy, but I was happy with how much I was able to run. I walked whenever things seemed to get spicy with the ol' lungs (and heart rate), but I ran way more than I was expecting. 

Honestly, for running sick, it went well.

Truthfully, there's not much to say about this race other than that I FINALLY ran smart enough while under the weather to not finish it hacking and dying like I usually do.

That's growth, friends.

Overall Stats:
Time: 34:24.04
17/65 division (F40-44)
214/798 gender
442/1286 overall

And yes, I got another badass dragon medal for the effort.