This morning I ran my fastest 5K in more than 12 months. You'll have to take my word for it, however. In opposition to all the race day things I did right, the one detail I managed to miss was remembering to bring my timing chip.Since you won't find me among the official results, here's the rundown from my GPS:
Mile 1: 10:06
Mile 2: 10:19
Mile 3: 10:12
Last .1: 1:19
5K elapsed time: 31:56 (per Garmin Forerunner 205)
This was my sixth time to run this Fourth of July event in Sugar Land, and I'm not seeing a reason not to come back for a seventh. The registration is relatively cheap, the tree-shaded course provides refuge from the sun, and there is a building track record of luck in the door-prize department. This year, a restaurant gift certificate rode home in the car with us.
This race report wouldn't be complete unless I document the following exchange from the last mile:
- Spectator: This is the last hill!
- Me: They always say it's the last hill!
- Spectator: Sorry, we're just inclined this way.
Happy Independence Day, y'all.
2 comments:
Congrats on the fastest race in 12 months, even though you won't show in the official results.
Awesome! I was there too, my first time to run this particular race.
It reminded me why I'm not a huge fan of 5ks...I get so nervous! With a marathon you don't realize how much it sucks until you are already a few hours into it. 5k's just hurt!
Good news is I beat my PR by over a minute! I even placed! (THAT NEVER HAPPENS!)
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