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Ran my 1st 8K today! Race Report - EDITED to add FE details because I am a moron and left them out before!! (Read 381 times)


Anomalous

    Congratulations to you and your friend! The both of you encouraged each other to finish strong!

    Half Fanatic  #3091  ~   Marathon debut: 11/16/13 Anthem Richmond Marathon

    "Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious." - Rumi

      Congratulations to you and your friend! Sounds like you did a wonderful job encouraging her too Smile

       

      ^^ETA: we must be channeling each other, lol.

      PR- A Run Through History 5K - May 5th 33:24

       

      Next: Merrill Lynch Running of the Bulls 5K - May 18th

      Dan_The_CPA


      5K Specialist

        Congrats on the race Di. You did an awesome job to be able to finish the 8k after losing a bunch of training due to injury lately.

        Personal Bests:

        3K - 11:55 (12/29/12) | 2M - 13:00 (12/1/12) | 5K - 20:00 (4/12/13) | 13.1M - I did my time (2/3/13)

        Purple Toes


          Great job on running the whole thing no walking!


          @runjerseygirl

            Congrats!  I'm so happy for you!

            Do you even run?

            Little Blue


              Well done, both to you and M!  Not only have you come a long way with your running, you're now inspiring others. 

              KellyonPEI


                Congratulations to you and M on your race! So great that you were able to race with your friend and encourage her along the way.

                 

                My Dad plays the tuba and I could picture him serenading runners with Christmas carols. Smile

                  Congrats & what an awesome encouragement you were to your friend. Great race report as well & I loved the detail of the tuba guy ... though when I first read it I thought he was running it as well Shocked

                  2013 Goals: Train smart ... race smarter. FM 3:30 then knock off 5 more minutes 90 seconds for the BQ.


                  Don't call me Buttercup!

                    Congrats & what an awesome encouragement you were to your friend. Great race report as well & I loved the detail of the tuba guy ... though when I first read it I thought he was running it as well Shocked

                     


                    He was!!!  =)

                    Slow and steady wins the....  wait a second! I've been lied to! 

                    Bin Running


                      Congrats, Di... You ran a good race.. Keep on running..

                      2013 races

                      U Run 10K - 24 Feb (47:21)

                      2XU HM - 31 Mar (1:48:44)

                      JP Morgan 5.6K - 18 Apr (30:14)

                       

                      Sundown HM - 31 May

                      Bali HM - 16 Jun

                      King of the Road 16.8K - 11 Aug

                      Newton 32K - 20 Oct

                      Jack Klompus


                        Nice one, Di! Tuba carols rock! Also, I didn't know there was such a thing as an 8k race? You would be fun to run with. Smile

                        2013 races

                        Santa Anita Derby Day 5k - 6 Apr  21:20

                        La Jolla HM - 28 Apr  1:40:33

                        Laguna Hills Memorial Day 10k - 27 May

                        Camp Pendleton Mud Run 10k - 1 June

                          Worst FE ever!!!!!! No pictures? You don't have to be shy! I'm super jealous that you got to meet Jenn and Rich even though it was brief. Oh, and congrats on the auto-PR, Diana. Smile I'm super excited to hear how you do in your first HM next year!
                          RunTomRun


                          Wickedly Average

                            Great job, Di! You & M both!

                             

                            You both did great!

                            Tom (formerly known as PhotogTom)

                            5K - 25:25,  15K - 1:20:55,   HM - 1:59:11


                            Penguin Forever

                              congrats on a great race... fantastic RR! Even more wonderful that you were able to share it with M!
                              Nevrgivup


                              Nurse on the run

                                Congrats Diana!! So cool that you had such a great day with you friend and meeting Jenn and Rich. Sounds like a lot of fun!!

                                Running is my mental-Ctrl-Alt-Del. 

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