I felt like I should post about my 5k last night, since everyone was so kind in WISHing me luck. I
you guys!
So, here is the "race report" I sent to some friends last night:
what a disaster. I'd leave it at that but feel I should share my misery with my most avid supporters. Here is what I did wrong:
I forgot to eat at 5 like I was going to. It got to 5:45 and I realized I was so hungry I was nauseous (insert confused smiley here). I had to leave to get to the race start so I was glad to have and eat a powerbar.
I had 72 oz water at work, so I shouldn't have felt dehydrated. But I arrived at the start feeling feverish and I noticed in the ladies room that my face was red. Not good. Howard said his car told him it was 84 degrees out or something like that. Very humid.
The start was mobbed. They delayed the start because the registration line was down the block. Someone estimate 1000 people but I don't think it was that many. But it was a LOT.
I couldn't even tell when I got to the start, so I just started my timer and started jogging. Huge hill in the first mile. Get to mile marker 1 and my garmin says 1.2. What? Howard told me later that the cop who was directing had us all turn the wrong way at the first corner so we went the long way. Part of it was on an access road, very bad terrain for running and very dangerous for someone who can only feel the terrain and not see it. I was concentrating so hard on keeping my footing. Actually had to walk on the entire cobblestone hill because the toe of my sneaker kept catching in the cobblestones and I couldn't see where they were uneven and protruding.
Mile 2 was completely all hill. Everyone was complaining. I haven't felt in a long time like I should just bag it in the middle of a 5k. I truly felt like I needed to sit down. My face was coated with sweat & salt. ICK!
Mile 3 -- I convinced myself to just get it done. It is pretty disappointing, though, in a hard race when your Garmin says you've hit 5k and yet you know you are pretty far from the end still.
Here are my splits on my Garmin measure of the 5k:
mile 1 -- 12:55
Mile 2 --14:17
Mile 3 -- 15:09
.1 --pace 11:25
overall time for 5k -- 43:30.
real distance, according to my Garmin -- 3.32 mi --46:06 -- avg pace 13:54.
The official results say 45:59, I think, with a 14:50 overall pace.
I dropped a note to the race director complaining about the distance -- he said actual distance was .25 mile over. I also pointed out how unfair it was to post only the first 525 participants' results, leaving out the final 185. I hadn't realized the race committee gets charged per participant whose results are posted (you learn something new every day), and since it was a benefit they didn't necessarily want any of the results posted so the money could go to the family who the race was to benefit. The race director posted the results on his own time (maybe at no charge?) and stopped at 525. I was #516 out of 710 finishers. Still not pretty, but that's a long way from DLF and my first 5k pace of 17:36, and most important of all? It's done.
Christa -- so sorry you had such an uncomfortable run. Please give Bree a hug for me!
Shan -- I hope you'll see considerable improvement after a couple days off your foot.
Tiffany -- Great job getting out there, sweetie!
Karen -- good for you doing those stretches. Maybe your good influence will rub off on me!
Christa and Stephen and Jen -- I hope you all have wonderful weather and lots of relaxing time this weekend!
Monica, Leana & Jackie -- Awesome workouts, Ladies!
Oh, and Megan, I am sure that outing counts as cross-training!
As for me, this weekend's cross-training will be dancing the afternoon and night away at the Kenny Chesney concert!
I'm sure security will be tight, but Kristi, if you'd be so kind as to keep your cell phone turned on and the bail fund readily accessible, Judy and I would really appreciate that!
BTW, did anyone notice that on Howard's birthday, I'll be out drooling over another man with a WISH partner in crime? Now, that is real love on Howard's part, don't you think?
I don't know how you run with that. Just occasional issues kill me. NOw ay shoul dyou feel bad about that!
Hope you are out of your funk! I've been worried about you this week. Of course, I always think to ask when I'm not posting. BTW, sadly, I don't even carry my own water. DH does that for me and he doesn't need it. Summer kills me!
Howard! I am sure the family has lots of great things planned for you this weekend. Enjoy!
And, when did 1 kitten turn into 2 kittens? I thought Dave said you were just getting one for Mary? 
I'm sure they drugged me and beat me first though. I would never have agreed to that willingly.
I then picked up some Vietnamese food and headed home.
that all the work issues are quickly resolved. 
for the 
PLease try to refrain frm hugging strangers this time! 
Sorry so many post on my bathroom issues...
Sorry the race was so hard!
We had a guy taking pic a few weeks ago...I will try to get some to post....they are fun.
