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My 2nd 5K and a new PR - yeah. (Read 243 times)

frowzy view log posted: 5/28/2007 at 4:13 PM modified: 5/28/2007 at 4:19 PM I first took up running last Oct, ran my first 5K in Dec, then ran my first HM in Mar. Now I'm training for my first marathon (in Nov), and ran my 2nd 5K today just for fun to see how I'm doing. It went very well. I beat my old PR by almost 5 min! I ran it in 21:39. Weird splits though - my first mile was 6:50, my 2nd (which was uphill) was in about 7:50, and my last 1.1 miles was at a 6:22 pace. I REALLY pushed HARD at the end - even still, one runner overcame me in the last 2 seconds. But it was fun - not at that very moment! But before and afterwards! The problem now is that next time, it won't be so easy to beat my PR!

HurricaneShaunna view log not running in January posted: 5/28/2007 at 4:19 PM Joe- Great job PRing by almost 5 minutes in a 5K race! Good luck with the marathon training Shaunna Working my way down from 167 lbs to 147 pounds. Currently 165.5 lbs. I've got my work cut out for me!

trishierunner view log esq. posted: 5/28/2007 at 4:23 PM Great race! 2009: BQ?

rockenmamof5 view log posted: 5/28/2007 at 4:26 PM Great job Joe!! Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson

modal view log Bloody Nipple posted: 5/28/2007 at 10:30 PM Your fast dude! Best on your marathon training. I tried to kill my 5K time today, but my body did not want to push the last 1.1. March 7 & 8, 2009 - Join the RunningAHEAD.com Texas Independence Relay Team [VIDEO] *online cashback tool* 2009 Goals 1. Get out the Door 2. Run ~100 miles a month or at least a 1000 miles for the year 3. Run a Marathon < 4:30 4. Run a Half < 1:54 (Benbrook, Texas Half Marathon)

Mississippi view log posted: 5/28/2007 at 10:33 PM Congratulations! What a great race time. Having someone pass you at the very end can be annoying but somehow we always manage to smile. "You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast. These are some good times so take a good look around. You may not know it now but you're gonna miss this" ~ Trace Adkins RunningAhead.com Texas Independence Relay Team

jEfFgObLuE view log Frustrating Project posted: 5/29/2007 at 4:12 PM modified: 5/29/2007 at 4:14 PM Quote from Mississippi on 5/28/2007 at 10:33 PM: Having someone pass you at the very end can be annoying but somehow we always manage to smile. We don't all manage to smile. I don't smile under those circumstances. If someone passes me at the end of a race, then they make it onto my "List." You don't want to be on The List. If you get on The List, it means that I will keep coming to races looking for you with the single purpose of destroying you and everything you believe in. The only way to get off The List is after I pass you in the last 100 meters of a race with such impunity that the viciousness of the beat-down haunts your dreams. 20th Century: 800m: 2:04 |1600m: 4:37 |3200m: 10:06 |5k: 16:23 |10k: 35:38 |15k: 54:20 25k: 1:35:59 21st Century: 5k: 19:42 |10k: 43:00 "Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly, and they use too much vermouth." Steve Allen Oswald acted alone.

Daddyo view log It's BQ year! posted: 5/29/2007 at 6:50 PM I do share Jeff's Passions for being passed. That said, sub 22:00 for 5K is awesome. It is another great step towards you big M this Fall (hmmm....maybe Autumn is more positive for us runners to say, rather tna Fall : ) Dave Dave ~ Marathon Maniac #1166 www.daddyo.ca Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

frowzy view log posted: 5/30/2007 at 4:55 AM Thanks for the encouragement everyone! I particularly like the 'list' idea - very funny.

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