{"id":1267,"date":"2017-03-18T13:49:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T19:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogapantsdiary.com\/?p=1267"},"modified":"2017-03-18T13:49:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T19:49:24","slug":"running-of-the-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogapantsdiary.com\/?p=1267","title":{"rendered":"Running of the Green"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the past three years, my husband and i have completed the Running of the Green Lucky 7K in Downtown Denver. You can read about last year’s race: here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

When you run the same race with the same course for three years, you can feel such a difference! You rarely get the chance in fitness to compare one workout to the next. \u00a0This was a cool experience! Here’s a snapshot of each year’s race:\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

2015:<\/strong><\/span> I had never run farther than a 5K. \u00a0I didn’t even know if I could. A few days before the race I went out and ran 4 miles just to be sure. \u00a0Since I’d already signed up with friends, I figured I had to do it. I didn’t look at the course and it was brutal! \u00a0So many hills….will the race ever end?<\/p>\n

Pace: 10:49 . \u00a0I was walking every 1\/3 to 1\/2 mile.<\/p>\n

2016:<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0I was much more confident after running it once. \u00a0I knew what the course would be like and when I should walk. \u00a0I felt more confident about racing and new I could finish. \u00a0The course still felt pretty hard but not as hard as the first year. \u00a0I ran some of the uphills but still walked frequently.<\/p>\n

Pace: 10:00, \u00a0I walked at least 4-5 times<\/p>\n

2017<\/strong><\/span>: \u00a0I knew this was my year. \u00a0I knew I could finish faster and push myself harder through the course. \u00a0I’m faster now and I’ve been training on hills and trails a lot more. \u00a0I am so much stronger now, the race felt kinda easy!<\/p>\n

Pace: 9:06, \u00a0I only walked once!<\/p>\n

Overall I know I’m always getting stronger and faster but it was amazing to FEEL how much stronger I was. \u00a0In 2015 I dreaded every hill and walked almost all of them. \u00a0This year, I sometimes noticed the uphill or was able to easily push to the top. \u00a0I was proud of myself when I crossed the finish line, thinking of how hard it had been the first time and how far I’ve come as a runner and as an athlete.<\/p>\n

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In the middle of a journey it can be so difficult to feel yourself getting stronger especially when you aren’t using a scale. \u00a0While the number on the scale is important, I find that I’m measuring my fitness more and more by my abilities than by the numbers. And the numbers are in: I’m pretty freaking strong.<\/p>\n

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For the past three years, my husband and i have completed the Running of the Green Lucky 7K in Downtown Denver. You can read about last year’s race: here.\u00a0 When you run the same race with the same course for three years, you can feel such a difference! You rarely get the chance in fitness … <\/p>\n

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