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Ready Set Go! 5K (Read 203 times)

obiebyke view log	posted: 6/2/2008 at 1:10 AM
	I had my second 5K this morning, and it was a bit of a disaster. First of all, my best buddy moved yesterday, so I spent a bit hauling furniture to the 3rd floor of an apartment building. I knew it wasn't a good idea for my legs, but being a good friend is more important to me than a race time. Got up at 6.30 this morning, had a little bit of gatorade, a banana, and half a Clif bar. I made sure my bag was packed and was out the door. Picked up my gf (aka cheering section) and headed in to San Francisco. We made it to Golden Gate Park (San Francisco) in plenty of time. I got my bib, sat around for a bit people-watching, used the bathroom, and eventually began brisk walking to bring my heartrate up, like I do for my training runs. Went to the bathroom again (gotta be as light as possible, you know). Then it was time for the start. I went out too fast--the timing dude was at the mile mark and I was at 10:40. I should've been at about 11:20. Oops. Then it got hilly. Oof. I was starting to hurt from all those stairs. I ran and ran and there was no one giving mile 2 splits, so I finally looked down at my Garmin. F!!!! I didn't press start when I crossed the starting line! That means so pacing info, and no data for later. Damn damn damn. That made me bonk a little, just because I was so mad at myself. And I had no idea how much was left so I couldn't pace. I drew up to one guy who was walking and encouraged him to get going. He did, and started smoking me. Doesn't he know that you're not supposed to beat the person who encourages you? Wink In the final stretch, the leader bikers came biking back and rooting us on. I needed it. The end was finally slightly downhill, and the woman I'd been gaining on for the past 1.5 miles took off. Dammit. I almost caught her. I finally turned the corner back toward the start/finish and mustered a kick. My gf got a great shot of me going through the chute. The clock says 37:10. Ouch. Granted, it was 5.14K, not 5K, but my first race was 35:17. I was hoping for 36:00 or under for this one. But 2 down! Go me! Will update my log when official time is available. Pics
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AnneCA view log Sunrise	posted: 6/2/2008 at 1:15 AM
	Sounds like things went well -- despite the fact that you're now getting down on yourself for getting down on yourself. If you could cut that out, you'd gain a couple of minutes for sure. Two down!
	KaiPerm HM, 2/1 Emerald Across the Bay 12k, 3/15 Bay to Breakers 12k, 5/17 See Jane Run HM, 5/30

obiebyke view log	posted: 6/2/2008 at 4:50 PM
	You're right, Anne. The race hit another snag for me: I didn't see any notices about where to get results, so I emailed the race coordinator. They're not going to post them! She said, "You could see your time as you crossed the finish line." ?!?!? That sucks. But I'm feeling better about my performance. My gf told me that the winner finished in 21:XX, so it was definitely a hard course.
	C25K/OHR Group//Ex-smoker support//Run with Pride: runwithpride@att.net

celiacChris view log Village Idiot	posted: 6/3/2008 at 1:27 AM
	Quote from obiebyke on 6/2/2008 at 4:50 PM: You're right, Anne. The race hit another snag for me: I didn't see any notices about where to get results, so I emailed the race coordinator. They're not going to post them! She said, "You could see your time as you crossed the finish line." ?!?!? That SUCKS that the race isn't posting official results, but congrats on finishing the race. It seems like a lot of obstacles were in your way, so don't get down on yourself. Pacing is a huge struggle, but you gutted through and finished. That's what counts. That and kicking butt in your next race.
	Chris 5K PR: 27:22 (1/1/09) 10k PR: 57:34 (12/7/08) HM PR: 2:09:24 (9/21/08) 2009 Goals Run 1500 miles Run a Marathon in May and MCM in October PR at all distances

rvelich view log Will it hold up in '09?	posted: 6/3/2008 at 3:33 AM
	Well done! You're not the only one that has forgotten to hit the start/stop on Garmin in a race. Ah well, we live and learn. That's a bummer the race director was such a putz on posting the times. I rarely truly note my clock finish time at the end of the race. Keep up the great work, obiebyke!
	Rick "The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare." - Juma Ikangaa "I wanna go fast." Ricky Bobby runningforcassy.blogspot.com

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