Tag: finishline 500 festival 5k

Posted on

First 5k After 40: Weeks 3 & 4 {and a Giveaway}

Updated: This Giveaway is now closed & the winner notified. Thanks to everyone who entered- I got a LOT of extra steps in this week!

As I sit here, I have an ice bag on my ankle. The good news is that I’ve clocked 13k steps today, including a couple of miles on the treadmill! The past two weeks have driven home what a good decision signing up for the Finishline 500 Festival 5k was, versus the Mini-Marathon (there is nothing mini about it).

Last week we found ourselves down one vehicle. While the van was getting serviced, our usual routines were disrupted, including my workouts. I still made it to the gym twice, but I didn’t meet my goal of five days that week (I know, who am I that that is my goal?). Saturday I did go for a walk with friends. This week I’ve gotten more miles in, but my pace is realistically a 20:0 minutes mile. Which is fine. It’s a still an actual pace, which is better than no pace at all.

I’ve learned that a companion is crucial to training, as is making a date to workout. I’ve put workouts on my calendar like any other appointment, and every weekend, my friend and I figure out which days we can workout on the treadmill together.

With just a week left before race day, I need to bump up my game. I’m going to have to get outside and do 5k a couple of times this coming week. As soon as I get this ice bag off my ankle!

{The Giveaway}

Are you needing a little motivation? Some goodies to get you moving? McDonalds and I can help! Leave a comment telling me your favorite kind of exercise, or the kind of exercise you’d like to try, and you will be entered to win a fun prize pack from McDonalds, including a t-shirt, pedometer, water bottle and a few other goodies.

For additional entries, share this  giveaway on social media, and leave a separate comment for each share.

As an added incentive….I will walk 1,000 steps for every entry and report back here when I do. I will do my best to walk your 1,000 steps the day that you enter. So…enter away, and I’ll get to walking! (*So, on a non-gym day, I typically do 6,000 steps. I’ll do a 1,000 over the baseline of 6,000 for every entry) 

This giveaway will be open until the night before the Finish Line 500 Festival 5k. Entries will be open thru 9pm on May 2nd. Winner will have 24 hours to respond- if there’s no response, a new winner will be chosen. Good luck! 

“Disclosure: McDonald’s of Central Indiana has provided benefits, including free Finish Line 500 Festival 5K registration, an Arch Card, a t-shirt and giveaway products in exchange for my participation in this campaign.”

Posted on

First 5K After 40 Training: Week 1

A long time ago, I used to be in pretty good shape.  Around my 30th birthday, I power walked the Indianapolis Mini-Marathon, and felt good doing it. I could walk for 8-10 miles at a time, and not feel the aftermath the next day. Flash forward ten years, and I am not in nearly the same shape. So this year, I am doing the 5k portion of the Mini Marathon this year.

Here’s the thing- 5k is not a long distance. As a matter of fact, I typically do about a 5k when I workout at the gym or walk with friends on the weekend. But what I don’t do is a 15 minute mile, not even close. My goal is to finish this 5k in about 45 minutes, which would put me back to the time I was clocking ten years ago. Never mind that it’s unlikely I’d be able to do 13 miles in a row at that pace, it’s at least a good start at getting into better shape!

hollandparkforgb

With what seems to be better weather, I think a key part of my training is going to be at assorted playgrounds around the northeast side- the kids can happily play on the playground while I walk around the paths surrounding the playground.

So that’s my first fitness goal of 2014- what’s yours?

“Disclosure: McDonald’s of Central Indiana has provided benefits, including free Finish Line 500 Festival 5K registration, an Arch Card, a t-shirt and giveaway products in exchange for my participation in this campaign.”