Saturday's 5K
Hi Guys,
Milton, WV has a Pumpkin Festival and starts it off with a 5K. Got up on time, had usual breakfast. Got there in plenty of time to get my packet and do my usual warm up. The one thing I need to do is line up a little closer to the front. There was 225 or so that signed up and 200 finished. I think some didn't show up because of the rain, or threat there of.
I set my watch for a 7:50 pace and got to that, after having to weave through a few walkers and other runners. The course has a few little hills but is probably 2/3's flat. The hills had me breathing hard to recover but I kept pushing through. The hills are in the first mile while weaving through streets of town, then we turn onto the main highway over a mile of straight and flat stretch. After that another short gradual up hill, then sudden down hill and then flat back to the start.
I came in 32'nd out of 200, my time was 23:52 which comes to a 7:41 mile pace. I was so concentrated on the finish line I didn't even look at the timer when I came across the finish line and I didn't punch my watch till after I crossed. When you make the last turn you can see the finish line about two blocks away. I didn't have any one I could catch or any one behind me but I did give it all I had left to the finish line. My time last year in this same race was over 2 minutes slower, so I am happy with it.
I guess if I learned any thing from this race is that some times planning pays off. No real surprises, which some times is a surprise in it's self.
pan head
Milton, WV has a Pumpkin Festival and starts it off with a 5K. Got up on time, had usual breakfast. Got there in plenty of time to get my packet and do my usual warm up. The one thing I need to do is line up a little closer to the front. There was 225 or so that signed up and 200 finished. I think some didn't show up because of the rain, or threat there of.
I set my watch for a 7:50 pace and got to that, after having to weave through a few walkers and other runners. The course has a few little hills but is probably 2/3's flat. The hills had me breathing hard to recover but I kept pushing through. The hills are in the first mile while weaving through streets of town, then we turn onto the main highway over a mile of straight and flat stretch. After that another short gradual up hill, then sudden down hill and then flat back to the start.
I came in 32'nd out of 200, my time was 23:52 which comes to a 7:41 mile pace. I was so concentrated on the finish line I didn't even look at the timer when I came across the finish line and I didn't punch my watch till after I crossed. When you make the last turn you can see the finish line about two blocks away. I didn't have any one I could catch or any one behind me but I did give it all I had left to the finish line. My time last year in this same race was over 2 minutes slower, so I am happy with it.
I guess if I learned any thing from this race is that some times planning pays off. No real surprises, which some times is a surprise in it's self.
pan head
Nice job! That's something to be proud of for sure. We do our first half marathon in November. I can hardly wait. I'm hoping that the excitement and adrenaline helps us turn in a good time.
Duane
Duane
"Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."
I run for those who can't or won't. I run because I once was one of those people.
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