Saturday August 20, 2005
Today I was running from, to and with the cops and firemen in the 3rd Annual Police and Firemen 10k.
First the excuses: I was still sore from my 12-mile trail run at Red Rock two days ago and last night I worked till 11:30 pm and didn't get to bed till past 1am.
Now the successes: I started slow, an 8:55 1st mile and then the course headed to Haven (the street my cat's named after because it used to be part of the old marathon course). The next two miles were downhill on Eldorado, I was 26:37 at the 3-mile marker. Then I picked it up as I headed back uphill for miles four and five (43 something). After my slow start I passed dozens of runners and no one passed me as I finished in 53:16. That was good for 5th in my age group and about the middle of the pack overall. That's an 8:34 average per mile. I'll take it. Although my legs were a little sore, my heart (173 beats per minute at finish) and lungs were strong as I ran my longest race since a 2001 half-marathon in Alaska. Just a little over 3 months to go to the LV Marathon. Bring it on!
Note: The photo above was taken at last year's COW (Classroom on Wheels) Stampede. I didn't know the picture was online until today. I'm 30 pds lighter now.
1 comment:
Good effort,I think your where you want to be at this point.We did our thing here too. Susan ran eight miles in the neighborhood,while I did thirty-four on the bike down along the river.In the seventies,feels great.Tomorrow we go to Grand Island for the 26 mile loop.Hope her butt holds up ok.Bills game comes on in half hour,so will be in touch later.Go Bills
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