This morning Cory and I headed down to Littleton CO for a five mile race.
I HATE racing shorter distances so I always question why I sign up for them but I had a really good time today. It was not too cold in the low 40s and it was a small race with about 600 people participating in the 5 mile portion.
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I was a little sad because in December my parents were with us and mom ran the 5k, she is still working her way up to 5 miles and signed up for the 5 mile portion of the Boulder Spring Half but wasn't ready yet today.
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So it was just Cory and I, fun but definitely not as fun as when more family is there. Given that we were both racing we didn't bring a camera along.
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These pictures are from last year when Cory ran and I cheered because I had the flu. The course was the same just a little less snow this year.
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Both cory and I got PR's today Cory ran it in 34:03 and I finished in 43:07. My splits were pretty even, even the two miles that I couldn't get my lap button to work!
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My average pace was actually faster than last months 5k and I was rocking a cold this week. I hope this means that all the speed work is finally doing something for me.
Earlier today I used
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Congrats ladies, please email me your address to bethcn at gmail dot com and I will send you your Chia Seeds!
Sounds like you had a good race! I ran the 10 miler this morning...the weather was amazing! Although I managed to jack up my lap button when stripping off a layer once the sun came out.
ReplyDeleteNow if only the weather happens to be this great for the Snowman Stampede... :P
How did the 10 miler go? Maybe we will see each other next month!
DeleteWell, I survived! I used it as a training run and was just hoping to make it 8 miles without wanting to die. I actually managed to finish strong and break an old PR by 5 seconds! :)
DeleteI'll definitely be back next month now that I have a tiny PR tantalizing me! :)
Congrats on your great times!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your race! I did that series several years ago and had a great time. The organization runs a very good series.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the race! You are getting speedy my dear!
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