So a couple of months ago i signed up for Bergen City Marathon 2017 for the 5 km run :D It's something i've always wanted to do, but i haven't done before =p
My plan was to train for it, but i got kinda depressed and lazy so that didn't happen. So with barely any training, and eating lots of junk food (cookies ftw xD), i thought i would end up like half an hour after the previous one passing the finish line and that i would walk the whole way xD
It was perfect weather! =D Sunny with some clouds and medium temperature =D I was dressed in tights and a thin sweater =p
We had some warming up at the starting area, doing different exercises. I got out of breath and pain in my stomach and even managed to fall, so that wasn't a good sign for the 5 km running that was coming up xD
We were about to start and i went in the back, expecting everyone to storm off in front of me xD So when we started most people around me were walking. And we were kinda many people also so i walked too. The real start wasn't until later anyway, but after a while before the real start i figured it would be too stupid to walk so i started jogging =D That went kinda fine so i continued jogging =p And continued xD And continued xD So i jogged the whole time except for uphill because i didn't want to be completely exhausted from uphill running, and because the people in front of me were walking and it would be stressy for me to run in front of them xD The path was kinda flat also with not many uphills, only like two or so, and the uphills were small =D
Seems i had overestimated the condition and speed of other people, and underestimated my own speed and endurance, since i noticed i ran past people. Some people also ran past me, but i ran past more people =D I give credit to my vegan powers, going from zero to hero it felt like =D
So after running for a shorter time than expected (32 minutes 12 seconds!!!) i reached the finish line!! =D And i also wasn't super tired!!! =D I had jogged pretty slow but consistently, because i didn't want to go all out and end up dying in the middle of the road xD (some people were actually dying in the middle of the road! =o). I also didn't know how much energy i needed to save for later, so i figured it was better to have too much energy at the finish line than to not reach the finish line because of exhaustion =D
I was kinda surpriced at how quick i was xD my estimated time before i started was 1 hour xD so it was cool to finish in a bit more than half and hour and to actually jog almost the whole way! =D
After reaching the finish line i got some orange pieces and water there and then i went with my parents to get something to eat. I wanted a burrito from Los Tacos because that sounded healthy haha xD It was very yummy! =D
It was fun to participate in a race so i wanna do that again! =D 5 km is the best distance for me atm, since i don't practice or anything, and my endurance is bad xD I actually signed up for another race tomorrow! BDO-mila 5 km =p That one is in the forest and is quite nice =D I joined it last year also =D I hope the weather won't be too bad though =p I expect to run the distance slower than in Bergen City Marathon because of more uphills, but it' only for fun anyway and the most important for me is to have fun and reach the finish line and not to run superfast, even if i eventually want to be able to run 5 km in less than 30 minutes! =D
