This race was run on parts of my favorite running route in Riverside Park, Argo and Bandemer Parks!
Since I had run my long run the day before, I was planning to just run easy. I normally run three miles easy on Sundays. Sometimes my legs are still sore or tired from the day before and my Sunday runs can be really slow. I thought that if I ran the race at a pace anywhere near 9 minutes that it was going to count as my tempo run for this week. I usually do a tempo run on Mondays.
My running group friend, Larry, was there and said that he was going to run with me since he hasn't been running much lately. Of course, I went out way too fast. My first mile was 8:14. Mile two was also fast at 8:38. The remaining miles came in at: 9:12, 10:12, and 9:15. That fourth mile was the hardest part of the race. It ran along the boardwalk from Bandemer Park to Longshore Dr. It's a gradual uphill rise and I'm usually running along it in the opposite direction which is downhill! There was also a hill on Longshore that was part of the fourth mile. I was very glad to be done. The medals were nice. I also got a glass for first place in my age group.
I found this picture on their Facebook page. I'm not sure what I'm doing with my hands! I look like I'm going to grab something. Maybe I'm in the process of bringing my hands together to shut off Garmie, who knows. I also think I look huge in this picture.
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| finishing! |
I did decide to use that as my tempo run for the week. Today I had a dentist appointment in the morning and then I came home and have been trying to get some cleaning and organizing done around the house. I'm starting a new job in two weeks (more details on that later) so I want to get some things done before I start. I'm pretty excited about it but that's all I'm going to say right now.
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