I ran my first 5K last Sunday. 

It was the Sleepy Hollow 5k here in Massapequa, Long Island.  I began running again this past August.

I am currently running 4 miles 5 times a week.  I run on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. 4 of my 5 weekly runs are on a treadmill. Saturday is my outside run day.

I set out for the 5K on a beautiful fall day here on "the Island".  The race was half cross country and half pavement.  I did not know what to expect. 

The course was beautiful.  The tress here on Long Island are just about at peak color

I usually run 5K on the treadmill in about 27 minutes.  I wanted to have a reasonable goal.  Being this was my first 5K I just hoped to finish under 30:00. 

Well I accomplished my goal.  My time was 26:22.  I placed 120th out of 400 runners.  I placed 7th in my age group.  i was very happy. I have my first racing bib to start my collection.

The whole atmosphere of the race was great.  The sponsors were awesome and the "after run refreshments" were delicious.

I have definitely been bitten by the running bug.

My next race is the LI Duck Waddle on Saturday 11/01 at Citibank Park in Central Islip.

Mike