Race Recap, Review and Giveaway

School is OVER!  Yes, I am shouting- my plans this summer include quite a bit of running, quite a bit of reading and studying my nutrition school info.  The last few weeks were eh... not a lot of running or exercise.  I even commented to my assistant principal that that was something I struggle with- making time to exercise and he agreed with me- it's tough.  Between meetings, after school events, and working in the room- it just didn't happen.  BUT, school is over and now I can pick back up again with renewed focus.  The first event of the summer was immediate!  Saturday was our local track club's expo- they host a 10K and a 5K.  I originally planned to do the 10K but with the lack of training I just didn't feel comfortable with it so switched to the 5K.  I then spent the rest of the week kicking myself for not even trying... until I hit the branch-off.  At that point I knew I made the right choice.  The weather was a cool- a bit brisk for the end of May- upper 40's but it quickly warmed up.  The weather was just gorgeous- it was the first non-rainy Saturday in quite a while.

Rather than rehashing it- I'll just copy what I put n FB: Today was the first "real" run- longer than 2 miles- since May 4th. I struggled getting going (my quads felt like lead weights) but I did finish what I started out to accomplish. I ended up finishing 10th in my age group (out of 24) and 251/415 in the 5K. My chip time ended up being 35:21. Not my best but considering how I felt, the lack of running time these last few weeks, the physical and mental exhaustion I have been dealing with, and the chill in the air- I'll take it. And the lesson I have learned- running should not be the thing that I give up in those last few weeks of school- that will NOT happen next year. Oh, and second lesson- time to kick it up...

Now, for that review and giveaway- a few weeks ago I contacted pro compression and asked them if I could do a review and a giveaway- they agreed to provide a pair for review and today was the first run that I used them.  They were AWESOME- see, my quads were so dead the first mile or two, but my calves felt GREAT.  No soreness, no pain, they felt strong.  I loved the socks and hope to order some in the future.  Now, if someone would just invent a full leg compression sleeve I would have loved to run on Saturday.  

ETA: I also wore these a few weeks ago with jeans- since I am on my feet all day- other than my feet being hot (which they always are) my legs felt great after the day of wearing them.  I am a believer :)

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