Notes
Shortly before leaving for the race this AM I could hear distant thunder. By the time I walked out the door it was raining and it poured the 30 minutes it took me to drive to the race location. About the same time I parked the sun came out...and then disappeared 30 minutes later. By the start of the race the sky had gone very dark and the humidity through the roof. NOT a comfortable situation while having lung struggles. The Motion Based race time data as taken from the same airport where the race was run:
Weather Data Average Low High
Temperature (°F) 55.9 55.4 57.2
Relative Humidity (%) 97.3 93.7 100.0
Wind Speed (mph) 7.4 5.8 9.2
I got 10/31 in my AG (124/278 overall) with a time of 27:45 (just one second off from my Garmin and 11 seconds short of a full 2 minute PR). I think that's the best relative placement I've ever had in a race. Without shit-fer-lungs I probably could have jumped a couple of spots, too (I'm guessing the crap lungs + humidity cost me at least 15 seconds/mile...maybe as much as 30--my legs definitely felt AWESOME and fresh from all of my recent rest). Makes me really want to find another 5k before the year is out...when my asthma issues are under better control. Hmm....