Running on Vacation

We went to the ocean this week, for our little family get away, and I had decided I was going to go for a run. So the first day we were here I was just finishing up reading "Confessions of a Fat Marathoner" and the chapter is titled "Running on Vacation".  She goes on to say what a horrible sin it is to run on vacation.  The next morning came and I told DH lets get our run done.  I liked the idea of getting out there and running a 5K, but I haven't ran one since the Beach to Chowder. I didn't feel like I was in as good of running shape as I was for the Beach to Chowder. I had been running for over 5 weeks then and now I've only been back to running for 2 weeks. So we went out and started w/ my C25K week 5 day 3. Running outside is so much more difficult than running on my treadmill. I was keeping a pretty good pace in the beginning but then I couldn't breath again.   My muscles were no where near ready to stop but my lungs were screaming at me.  My cardio is in such bad shape. I started wheezing after our first 5 min run part of the C25K.  DH isn't a runner and yet his cardio is in great shape from biking so he could talk during our whole run, this fact really bothers me that he can go out and run like it's nothing and here I am going on 4 months of running (w/ a 6 week break) and I am still wheezing.  The funny thing was that during our run DH was complaining about his muscles hurting and that he really didn't want to keep jogging he wanted to stop and walk. A cyclist was passing us at one point and I DH said that he was going to knock him over and take his bike so he could stop running. At another point we had to top so DH could stretch. We ended up doing a FULL 5K!!! This marks my first non event 5K.  There was no bib number, no medal just me running a 5K to run a 5K.  I did it in about the same time as I did the color run. So not my fastest 5K but w/ only 2 weeks of running back on my legs that sounds about right.  

Before we set out for our run

I told DH as we hit the half way point
that it was time to pretend we were having
fun for a pic. :-)

Another CRAZY thing that happened this week was I am officially signed up for the my first half marathon next May!!! GULP  I am excited and scared out of my mind all at the same time!  DH thinks I'll be fine by the time it comes but I am still concerned that it will get here and I won't be ready because that is where I am with my triathlon.  DH has agreed with me that I haven't trained properly for the triathlon when it comes to the swimming and he doesn't think I should do it and I agree with him.  He said I can consider my entrance fee to that as a donation to their cause but that I am NOT allowed to do this for my half marathon!!