Rust buster re-cap: season opener 5km

My official 2015 running season opener was this past weekend. A rust buster 5km, through the MEC series. My body was feeling pretty good pre-race (which is good considering where I was just a few months ago) although tired; which for me is pretty normal. As scheduled, I actually took Saturday as my rest day which was very difficult: I do not enjoy to rest or recover.

My pre-race must have's: Picky Bars, Run Gum and Nuun! 

Race day my legs felt pretty good, and although I didn't get the warm-up I would have liked, I was ready to rock and roll, and see where I was at.

The start felt good, and at the 2km mark I was on my 'A' time goal; feeling good at the pace I was at. The course was an out and back, and by the time I reached the 3km mark my pace had slowed dramatically. Into the wind the rest of the way home was a fight, and my pace just couldn't keep up to what I wanted.

I'm not sure if I went out too quick, or if the wind won that day, but I ended up finishing with my 'C' time goal. Definitely slower than I wanted, but not a total wash as it's still early in the season and I have lots of time to build my speed back up.

Almost at the finish 

My signature finish photo!

The happy finish photo

I'm already looking forward to my next opportunity to race at the end of the month. I have a double header race weekend with two races in less than 12 hours!