Pigtail Connoisseur
ok here's my deal. I'm so vain (even though i look like a middle school gym teacher when i race) that the last thing i want to do is puke at the finish line. I don't even want to look like i'm dying or anything like that. One reason is that I look bad enough when i run and another is that as an old guy, i don't want people to think I'm having or about to have a heart attack. So i play it cool. I probably leave 30 seconds to a minute on the field as a result but for me, it's worth it, 1 st mile - let all the people who are starting out too fast pass me. 2nd mile - I actually practice passing people when I'm training (really, I'm good at it) so I pass a lot of people. 3rd mile - I pass even more people. (Alright, keep in mind that the people that are actually faster than me are people i never even see, so I'm just passing all the people who started out too fast, and there are a lot of them) last .15 mile (or whatever that last fraction is) I always have a good kick left so I pass people like 20 yard before the finish line. I'm sure this pisses a few people off and makes for really bad finish line pics, but that's how i roll. Yes I'm an ass. I'm trying to work on being less of one though, but so far that's my style.
ok here's my deal. I'm so vain (even though i look like a middle school gym teacher when i race) that the last thing i want to do is puke at the finish line. I don't even want to look like i'm dying or anything like that. One reason is that I look bad enough when i run and another is that as an old guy, i don't want people to think I'm having or about to have a heart attack. So i play it cool. I probably leave 30 seconds to a minute on the field as a result but for me, it's worth it,
1 st mile - let all the people who are starting out too fast pass me.
2nd mile - I actually practice passing people when I'm training (really, I'm good at it) so I pass a lot of people.
3rd mile - I pass even more people. (Alright, keep in mind that the people that are actually faster than me are people i never even see, so I'm just passing all the people who started out too fast, and there are a lot of them)
last .15 mile (or whatever that last fraction is) I always have a good kick left so I pass people like 20 yard before the finish line. I'm sure this pisses a few people off and makes for really bad finish line pics, but that's how i roll.
Yes I'm an ass. I'm trying to work on being less of one though, but so far that's my style.
My ego trumps my vanity... I don't care that I look like holy hell... I just don't want anyone to pass me. I have the same issue when driving.
Something witty
Squidward Bike Rider
Mile 1: Holy shit, that was way too fast! I better ease up a bit.
Mile 1.25 of an out-and-back course: Where the FUCK is the turnaround already?
Mile 1.5: At the turnaround, yes! But damn turnaround made me slow down because I'm not that coordinated to keep running fast through said turnaround.
Mile 2: Aw, crap, I slowed down way too much in that last mile.
Mile 2.35: Okay, if I hold this pace/effort, I should be fine! Gotta save some for the finishMile 2.75: DO. NOT. WALK.
Mile 2.90: Just don't think about it, it will be over soon.
Mile 3: WTF, I can't even see the damn finish line yet, but I'm going to give it the old college try!
Last 0.1: UUUUUUUUUGH!
And try not to puke after I cross the finish line.
Skirt Runner
Mile 1: Holy shit, that was way too fast! I better ease up a bit. Mile 1.25 of an out-and-back course: Where the FUCK is the turnaround already? Mile 1.5: At the turnaround, yes! But damn turnaround made me slow down because I'm not that coordinated to keep running fast through said turnaround. Mile 2: Aw, crap, I slowed down way too much in that last mile. Mile 2.35: Okay, if I hold this pace/effort, I should be fine! Gotta save some for the finishMile 2.75: DO. NOT. WALK. Mile 2.90: Just don't think about it, it will be over soon. Mile 3: WTF, I can't even see the damn finish line yet, but I'm going to give it the old college try! Last 0.1: UUUUUUUUUGH! And try not to puke after I cross the finish line.
HAHA I like this!!
PRs: 5K- 28:16 (5/5/13) 10K- 1:00:13 (10/27/13) 4M- 41:43 (9/7/13) 15K- 1:34:25 (8/17/13) 10M- 1:56:30 (4/6/14) HM- 2:20:16 (4/13/14) Full- 5:55:33 (11/1/15)
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LOL daisymae!
I love that we can curse on this forum, it's awesome. That was also a fantastic description. I haaaate the 10k, it is so hard! It's way too long to go that hard. The sole 10k I've ever run was slower than my HM because I blew up like crazy.
PRs: 5k 19:25, mile 5:38, HM 1:30:56
Lifting PRs: bench press 125lb, back squat 205 lb, deadlift 245lb
If I haven't thought, "I hate 5Ks" by the end of the first mile I'm not running fast enough.
This.
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I love that we can curse on this forum, it's awesome.
There is no other way to explain the pain of a 5k without swears, for sure. lol
Usually my startegy is to either go as fast as I can, or follow someone capable of running the time I want. I never had a GPS watch until this year, so I love knowing how much is left. I ran 23:40 2 weeks ago because I kept my former running partner in sight the whole way. I was almost as happy when I ran 28:22 a few days ago as I was using it as a recovery run (ran 12.5 the day before) and didn't get hurt pushing like I have done in the past.