My brother, Mark, and I ran the Ringing in Hope 5K on New Year's Eve morning. It was a great way to end the year. We started out running at the Brambleton Town Center, then the route went through a nearby neighborhood. The course was a certified flat and scenic race course. I don't know about scenic, but there were some trees along one side of the first road.
There were a whole ton of people in line to start the run - kinda slow goin' for the first little road. Then it picked up as we got to the first main road that gave some space to spread out. We ran nearly the whole first mile, then we ran some and walked some. Kept on passing the same girl in the green t-shirt with the Happy New Year green star headband. We commented on the size of the houses, how old the winner of the race would be, our running shoes, workouts in general, what our next race should be, whether or not I am more coordinated now than I used to be (definitely more coordinated).
About 3/4 of the way through I got a side stitch that went away after walking for a minute. Other than that, felt fine through the race. Side stitches = breathing wrong. I think that's one thing I'll need to pay more attention to when I run outside. I've definitely got my breathing pattern right for treadmill running, but not so much for outdoor running.
So when we got back to the Brambleton Town Center, we decided to do a slow run to the end, then run fast for the final stretch. Right as we started the final stretch, I saw the girl in green and decided I wanted to pass her one last time. We passed her a safe distance before the finish line.
I checked our published times for the race online and Mark and I had the exact same times. Started and finished the race exactly together with a Gun Time of 40:02, and a Net time of 38:31. Our pace was 12:24. I'm glad I've set a baseline now for my running. Who ever would have thought that the first thing that would be officially published with my name on it would be my race time in a 5K?
Running this 5K was a great way to end the year. For me it was a way to celebrate being able to run a 5K and being healthy.
That's my race number. I figured it deserved a place on my refrigerator. There aren't many better reminders for good health and fitness.
One more thing...Remember this dress? It's officially too big.
Kate! That is so rad. A whole new kind of "Rad Racing" haha.
ReplyDeleteOfficially too big?! Wha wha whaaaaat?! Way to go. Keep it up.
good for you!!!!! I just ran my first 5K on THanksgiving-- so much fun!
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