I ran in my favorite local 5K this morning. It's at the high school across from where I teach, and the proceeds go to a scholarship fund in memory of the track coach's wife who died of cancer a few years ago. This race was my first 5K 6 years ago, and I've run it ever year since then. My previous time was 24:05, and my goal was to beat that that today. I started off ridiculously fast, and had to adjust by mile 2. It definitely was tough to keep up my pace, and I had to talk myself through mile 3. The air was cold and my mind wanted so badly to stop and rest. Despite this, I finished strong in 23:33. I placed 3rd in my AG. Training for a half definitely makes me faster!