Saturday Workout!
Did someone forget about Saturday!
I decided to get up and run the 6th Annual Blood Challenge 5k. Since I haven't done any official short runs for awile I didn't know what to expect. Well there were about 1,200 people in attendance. The weather went from hot to hot and humid. We started out at 8:30am and I started near the rear of the pack, not my usual starting point. This race is fairly flat, so I had visions of really putting in a good time. Well after the first mile and half, I decided that just finishing would be nice. I passed over twenty racer puking into the beautiful Christiana River along the deck walk. I was able to finish the race in 29'37" (13th in my age bracket). I actually walked two stretches for 100 yards. I felt like I hadn't given it a very good effort and after standing under the mister for about three minutes, I decided to run it again. The second time around, I carried a bottle of water with me for hydration, and I passed most of the walkers after the first mile. I finished this one totally parched and ready for a day-off. My time was 28'20". Felt much better about my pace, Grabbed four bottles of water, and headed over to my support group meeting (although I did change clothes since my running gear was soaked to the bone).
Rob
I decided to get up and run the 6th Annual Blood Challenge 5k. Since I haven't done any official short runs for awile I didn't know what to expect. Well there were about 1,200 people in attendance. The weather went from hot to hot and humid. We started out at 8:30am and I started near the rear of the pack, not my usual starting point. This race is fairly flat, so I had visions of really putting in a good time. Well after the first mile and half, I decided that just finishing would be nice. I passed over twenty racer puking into the beautiful Christiana River along the deck walk. I was able to finish the race in 29'37" (13th in my age bracket). I actually walked two stretches for 100 yards. I felt like I hadn't given it a very good effort and after standing under the mister for about three minutes, I decided to run it again. The second time around, I carried a bottle of water with me for hydration, and I passed most of the walkers after the first mile. I finished this one totally parched and ready for a day-off. My time was 28'20". Felt much better about my pace, Grabbed four bottles of water, and headed over to my support group meeting (although I did change clothes since my running gear was soaked to the bone).
Rob
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