I was feeling overly confident and *thought* this race started at 8:30 a.m. Since my LSD (long slow days) weren't going so well, I decided I needed to meet up with some friends at 6:30 a.m. and run 4 miles. Those 4 went great. I left Sara & Marie, changed, age a protein bar and fueled my belt.
I pull into the parking lot only to find out they are cash only. Who has cash? Ever? Not me, so I sprint to the ATM. I see runners rounding the corner. I think "Oh God, please tell me that's the family 2 miler or something". Nope. The race just started. I sprinted to back to pay the attendant, then sprinted to the start. Mind you, I already have 4 miles under my belt for the morning. I get to the start....it's not there. The timing device has already been removed. Perfect.
I laugh and say "oh well, here I go anyway". I paid my entry fee....I'm getting this race. Every police officer I passed I would yell "guess who was late". Tri-athletes were passing me about 3 minutes in. I really didn't know what to do running beside them. I yelled "great job" a few times....not sure what was proper. All I know is I wanted to stay out of their way. I could hear their footsteps and could tell they were all business. I didn't want to catch the wrath of a shaven (yeah, I noticed) tri guy. So I kept trucking along.....
I ended up passing 5 runners, mostly walking. It's funny how fast you can be when you are embarrassed. I'd much rather be around other people, I don't like to run alone. And to be honest, I saw a homeless guy, which freaked me out a bit.
The course was difficult due to small but steep inclines. The sun was beating in your face for the entire route as well. How's that for a big fat whine-fest?
At the ending stretch, a female tri flew past me wearing just her swimsuit looking fit and cute as ever in her pigtails and said "great job girlie, keep going". Me? You're encouraging me? Sometimes I don't hate people afterall.
I don't have any photos to share but here is the schwag:
I pull into the parking lot only to find out they are cash only. Who has cash? Ever? Not me, so I sprint to the ATM. I see runners rounding the corner. I think "Oh God, please tell me that's the family 2 miler or something". Nope. The race just started. I sprinted to back to pay the attendant, then sprinted to the start. Mind you, I already have 4 miles under my belt for the morning. I get to the start....it's not there. The timing device has already been removed. Perfect.
I laugh and say "oh well, here I go anyway". I paid my entry fee....I'm getting this race. Every police officer I passed I would yell "guess who was late". Tri-athletes were passing me about 3 minutes in. I really didn't know what to do running beside them. I yelled "great job" a few times....not sure what was proper. All I know is I wanted to stay out of their way. I could hear their footsteps and could tell they were all business. I didn't want to catch the wrath of a shaven (yeah, I noticed) tri guy. So I kept trucking along.....
I ended up passing 5 runners, mostly walking. It's funny how fast you can be when you are embarrassed. I'd much rather be around other people, I don't like to run alone. And to be honest, I saw a homeless guy, which freaked me out a bit.
The course was difficult due to small but steep inclines. The sun was beating in your face for the entire route as well. How's that for a big fat whine-fest?
At the ending stretch, a female tri flew past me wearing just her swimsuit looking fit and cute as ever in her pigtails and said "great job girlie, keep going". Me? You're encouraging me? Sometimes I don't hate people afterall.
I don't have any photos to share but here is the schwag:
Unlike every other 5K, no one seemed super fast since I was ALONE. Nonetheless, I feel good about this race. They had a kickass afterparty and awesome snacks. Thanks, triathletes, I'm sure those were mainly for you :)
The Details
The Course:
My chip time: 40:02, but complete bogus since the timing device was gone when I started
My Garmin time: 32:42, 10:31 pace, 3.11 miles
My splits:
1 - 9:46
2 - 10:42
3 - 10:59
4 - 1:10
Another Super cute tech shirt to add to my collection!
See ya on the run!
