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I showed up to local race this morning. As I'm toe-ing the starting line I look around and I see none of the usual suspects; No local legends, no high school track stars, nobody looks familiar.
Long story short, after a ho-hum 6:07 first mile, I'm all alone in the lead. I hear the time called out for the guy behind me and I'm up 5 seconds or so. I continued to run easy race miles for the next 3 miles (6:23, 6:19, 6:18) and coast into the finish chute at 25:14. First place running away by over 90 seconds I felt like I had a LOT left in the tank but couldn't get motivated to push it harder today.
I've got a nice new plaque for my cube at work, but it sure feels like a hollow victory. It was hot, humid and the event was nearly cancelled for various reasons & there were a number of other 5K's happening around the area today.
nothing to see here.
not bad for mile 25
Thanks! That's the way I see it.
I was just expecting my first win to take a PR type effort, but it was nice that it didn't.
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...it sure feels like a hollow victory. It was hot, humid and the event was nearly cancelled for various reasons & there were a number of other 5K's happening around the area today...
Absolutly not a hallow victory. You nailed it fair and square.
You even said yourself that it was hot and humid, but you still managed a solid race. Maybe it would have been a PR under different weather conditions anyway.
You can't got hung up on who was NOT there racing against you. This is a well earned win as far as I'm concerned!
HTFU? Why not!
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I picked up another win last weekend too. now I've got a pair of 1st place awards on my desk. It's kinda fun. I hope it continues.
an amazing likeness
Way to go!
Winning a race is #412 on the list of things that. will. never. happen. to me.
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I've won exactly one race since high school. I have to say it was pretty fun, even though it was just a weekly 5k race series. My prize was a picture of BadDawg and some of his friends.
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Congrats. I have never won a race and probably never will, but hey I am running and like LED said, you were there and they weren't. Take the win.
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All wins are because no one faster showed up, except for races at the very top of the line.
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
Even then.
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I showed up to local race this morning. As I'm toe-ing the starting line I look around and I see none of the usual suspects; No local legends, no high school track stars, nobody looks familiar. Long story short, after a ho-hum 6:07 first mile, I'm all alone in the lead. I hear the time called out for the guy behind me and I'm up 5 seconds or so. I continued to run easy race miles for the next 3 miles (6:23, 6:19, 6:18) and coast into the finish chute at 25:14. First place running away by over 90 seconds I felt like I had a LOT left in the tank but couldn't get motivated to push it harder today. I've got a nice new plaque for my cube at work, but it sure feels like a hollow victory. It was hot, humid and the event was nearly cancelled for various reasons & there were a number of other 5K's happening around the area today.
Congrats. 25:14 ? The splits =19:00. Did stop to chat the last 0.1 mile. Should it be 20:14
Run until the trail runs out.
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It appears to have been a 4 miler.
Great Job!! I won my age group once and it felt great even when i knew it was only because of a weak field that day.. I'll take it!
It appears to have been a 4 miler. Great Job!! I won my age group once and it felt great even when i knew it was only because of a weak field that day.. I'll take it!
"there were a number of other 5K's happening around the area today" BigJoe
Join me in longer apologizing for placing in AG b/c others were no shows or were injured .
Our mantra "Any given day"