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Gobble Wobble 5K

Gobble Wobble 5K Recap

December 1, 2013 by Kristy 10 Comments

One month until D-day!  Of course I have visions of going early and everything going seamlessly.  Or…I’ll still be waddling along after the New Year.  I have to think positive, right?

On Thanksgiving I ran my first Turkey Trot ever.  Usually I use Thanksgiving as a rest day, sleep in “late”, and refuel with mashed potatoes.   Since my mileage is scarce these days (see below), I figured it was worth trotting 3.1 miles before the mashed potato refuel.  And who can turn down a race called the Gobble Wobble at 9 months pregnant?!

This 5K is extremely popular (I believe it was the 30th anniversary this year?) and well organized.  It’s also a 5K you don’t want to race (see below).  You are better off doing it as a fun run with family…which seemed to be what most folks were doing (at least in the back of the pack anyway).

I cringe over my finish time – 34:16 (11:00 average pace) – when, just 2 short weeks ago, I ran an 8K at 10:30 average pace.  Maybe I missed my running buddy Sara?  Or maybe it was this –

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There was no way I was running up that hill.  It was a gradual climb that never ended.  I sucked it up and walked.  Ouch…my pride hurt more than my shins did during that mile.

Imagephotographic proof of my wobbling (check out my shadow!)

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My mileage continues to dwindle the bigger I get.  Right now I’m averaging anywhere from 15-22 miles per week.  And that includes 2 days of walking.  I can only run 3 times a week and no more than 6 miles.  My shins can’t handle the extra weight…and the last thing I want to do is risk a stress fracture.  I space my runs out to allow ample rest time in between.  For now, that works.  In the wise words of Lauren Fleshman (whose pregnancy posts I love), “since I decided to opt out of any kind of heroic pregnancy training plan, it doesn’t bother me to only run 4-5 days a week, and take walk breaks now and then. Except for those times when it really bothers me.”  I could not agree more with the last part.

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