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Ran my first ever 5k

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My wife has been running for the last year or so, and she runs 5k's.

Last night, she asked me to pick up her race packet for her. When I got there, I asked if I could still sign up. I thought I'd give it a try.

My plan was to see if I could stay with my wife for the first 2 miles, then see how I felt at that point, to see what I'd do for the last mile. I really had no idea how I would do, because I didn't train for the race. I've been jogging once in the last 6 months. My first goal was to just finish the race. And my second goal, was to finish under 30 minutes.

My "official" time was 25:41. I'm happy with that time for my first 5k. My wife was pissed though. She runs, and I don't. And I beat her by 6 minutes.

I couldn't let my wife beat me in a race! I'd be so ashamed!
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RickD wrote:My "official" time was 25:41. I'm happy with that time for my first 5k. My wife was pissed though. She runs, and I don't. And I beat her by 6 minutes.
Why wasn't your wife at home in the kitchen making sandwiches? You have to keep her on a shorter leash.

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Furstentum Liechtenstein wrote:
RickD wrote:My "official" time was 25:41. I'm happy with that time for my first 5k. My wife was pissed though. She runs, and I don't. And I beat her by 6 minutes.
Why wasn't your wife at home in the kitchen making sandwiches? You have to keep her on a shorter leash.

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I let her out to run, so she can be in shape for the womanly things she needs to do. Like making sammiches, and cleaning.
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RickD wrote:I let her out to run, so she can be in shape for the womanly things she needs to do. Like making sammiches, and cleaning.
Oh...OK, then. I hope you didn't let her run in a skimpy outfit for all the infidels to gawk at her. She was wearing a burqa, right?

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Furstentum Liechtenstein wrote:
RickD wrote:I let her out to run, so she can be in shape for the womanly things she needs to do. Like making sammiches, and cleaning.
Oh...OK, then. I hope you didn't let her run in a skimpy outfit for all the infidels to gawk at her. She was wearing a burqa, right?

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Burqa? No. She was running in a Halloween costume. She was dressed as Chewbacca from Star Wars. That way, her hairy legs, and hairy armpits, blend right in with the costume.

But when she trains, and I tie her to a chain that's tied to the back of my truck, she has to wear a burqa.
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RickD wrote:
Furstentum Liechtenstein wrote:
RickD wrote:My "official" time was 25:41. I'm happy with that time for my first 5k. My wife was pissed though. She runs, and I don't. And I beat her by 6 minutes.
Why wasn't your wife at home in the kitchen making sandwiches? You have to keep her on a shorter leash.

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I let her out to run, so she can be in shape for the womanly things she needs to do. Like making sammiches, and cleaning.
Some guys will go to any lengths to lose their wife :shakehead:
Hope you took pics, Rick....

So we can verify it wasnt just a fun run around the park chasing after someone's uneaten sammich while taking the dog for a walk :mrgreen:
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RickD wrote:But when [my woman] trains, and I tie her to a chain that's tied to the back of my truck, she has to wear a burqa.
OK...for a moment, I was worried that you were losing control of your woman. I like your truck idea but I don't have a truck here. To control my woman, I just hide her shoes so she can't leave the house. There's nothing but rocks and snow here so my system works well.

Carry on. And congratulations on your first 5 km rum run.

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