My Second Race

I am so excited! I did my second 5k this morning and it went really well.  My last race I came in just under 32 minutes. This time it was 29 minutes! A couple factors played into the improved time:

• A little more training under my belt
• Smooth, even road
• Great gloves ("Para Push" Full Thumb by Hatch Gloves) See my blog on racing gloves for more info.
  

 I am still training and racing in an every day chair. I haven't put myself out there for sponsorship yet - but I will. I will get a racing chair some day.

It was just so exciting to start at the back of the group and pass tons of joggers. And not just on the downhills. It was a great feeling and I came in 8th in the 25-29 female division.  They didn't have a wheelchair division probably because I was the only one in a chair.

My plan for the next couple months is to pick up one more 5k in August and hopefully participate in the Macinac Bridge Run on Labor Day. I am registered but they only choose 300 people at random to participate.  Thats a 5 mile race so I will keep my momentum going strong through the summer and increase my endurance with more strength training in my program.