Signing up for my first 5K

A few days ago I signed up for the NatGeo Earth Day Run 2016 happening in Manila on April 17th. I've only ever signed up for two other races in my life: the first one was for my mom's Rotary Club about a decade ago and the other was The 5K Foam Run in Sentosa (a non-timed fun run obstacle course) that I did with my friends in 2014. Both times I only signed up for fun and never took it really seriously -- meaning there was absolutely no training involved.

Nikki and me at the 5K Foam Run in Sentosa (May 2014) / Not sure why we don't look too happy

This year I said I wanted to do something I've never done before so I started training for a 5K. I didn't have a race/run in mind when I started because, to be honest, I didn't think I'd last as long as I have. But it's almost been 3 months and I'm still going strong! I'm not very fast nor have I been able to run a full 5K yet just (I still take brisk walk breaks in between), but I'm in a place I never thought I'd ever be. I'm on Week 7 of my training and even though there's still much improvement to be made, I knew I had to sign up for a run so I can continue to physically and mentally push and challenge myself.

March 7, 2016

March 17, 2016

March 22, 2016

There's less than four weeks to go! I'm excited and nervous at the same time. My goal is to finish the 5K in less than 45 minutes. No Speedy Gonzales but getting to that finish line will already be a great accomplishment. This is only the beginning. Who knows? I could one day be doing triathlons! Never say never! ;-)