Race Time
I completed my first race of the year, a 10K, early this morning. The weather was a little uncooperative, it starting drizzling 10 mins before the race and turned into a full on rain during the race. The combination of rain, cold, and wind made for challenging conditions. I usually avoid running in the rain like the plague but I wasn't going to let it ruin my race. I still managed a great time. Race days are always just a fun environment and a good time and keeps me coming back. The 10K was first, then the 5K and a mile and some fun run for the kids. |
| New FIT2RUN downtown. The new headquarters for many more races. |
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| How nice of the weather to clear up after the race! |
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| What time would you get in the 10K with this ride? |
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| After 6 miles in the rain, a sight for sore eyes! |
Results
Total Time: 49:06
Splits
Mile 1: 7:28
Mile 1: 7:28
Mile 2: 7:52
Mile 3: 8:19
Mile 4: 8:20
Mile 5: 8:12
Mile 6: 7:53
In a lot of ways, just making it to race day is already an accomplishment, no matter what time you get or where you place. It means you put in the time and preparation to become healthier and improve your life to be ready to let the running shoes hit the road. I'm pretty happy with the results. I was aiming for under 50 mins and I beat it by almost a minute. Its probably 2-3 mins faster than my previous unoffical 10K time. I slowed down a bit during the middle in mile 3-4, I think I started off too fast but I was able to recover at the end.
Running during the race is kind of a miserable experience, besides the weather. You're pushing yourself close to your physical limit, but not over the limit. Its all managed chaos. Somehow you have energy to sprint and kick it at the end. Sometimes during the race I think I am crazy to voluntarily wake up early and put myself through this. But afterwards, I catch my breathe and my lungs don't feel like bursting and my heart rate calms down, I feel really good. It's just a satisfying feeling when all those days you didn't feel like running or working out but did anyways, pay off into tangible results. You would be amazed what you can do when it counts and it is worth the experience. By the way, I'm so glad I invested into those arm sleeves above! Living in Florida, I felt stupid for buying them thinking I would never used it. The few times I did, I was really glad I had them...like today.
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| Its colder than it looks, I couldn't squeeze cream cheese onto my bagel after the race because my fingers didn't work. |
Running during the race is kind of a miserable experience, besides the weather. You're pushing yourself close to your physical limit, but not over the limit. Its all managed chaos. Somehow you have energy to sprint and kick it at the end. Sometimes during the race I think I am crazy to voluntarily wake up early and put myself through this. But afterwards, I catch my breathe and my lungs don't feel like bursting and my heart rate calms down, I feel really good. It's just a satisfying feeling when all those days you didn't feel like running or working out but did anyways, pay off into tangible results. You would be amazed what you can do when it counts and it is worth the experience. By the way, I'm so glad I invested into those arm sleeves above! Living in Florida, I felt stupid for buying them thinking I would never used it. The few times I did, I was really glad I had them...like today.
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| Superhero alert, good to see Marvel and DC getting along. |
What to do Post Race
Grab some water, a banana and a bagel to hydrate and re-energize yourself. Enjoy the festivities. Give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done! If there was ever a time to treat yourself, it would be now. Just make sure to eat it AFTER the race and not before the race!
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| Post Race Treat. Very Important. |
