I warmed up for about 10 minutes and my legs felt like lead. I was a little nervous about the race. I wasn't sure it was going to go well by how my legs were feeling.
The first mile consisted of trying to move up because we were still in a pack. I past the first mile marker at about 9:06, so I knew I was on pace. Then my shoe came untied so I had to stop and tie it! During the second mile, my heart burn started to get bad, and I vowed to take something for reflux before my next 5K race. My pace was still good and I past the second mile marker at about 18:30. The third mile felt better - the heart burn diminished, and my pace was steady, but I was getting doggone tired.
Final resultsTime - 28:32
pace - 9:11
place - 231 out of 665
division place - 15 out of 81
gender place - 104 out of 438
And here's an action shot my husband took at the finish line...Yes, I am wearing tiger ears and a tail. It was a run to benefit a zoo!
All in all, I am very happy with the results. I made my goal of a 5K in under 30 minutes!!
Afterward, I splurged at lunch and had one of my favorite kinds of pizza. It's called the Border-to-Border. It's Canadian bacon, pineapple, tomatoes and jalapenos. Yum!
5 comments:
AWESOME job, Abby! A 9:11 pace is terrific...wow!
(Plus you stopped to tie your shoe...that had to add at least 10 seconds to your final time)
Guess I will have to start referring to you a RocketGirl on a regular basis!
Way to go, ABBY!
F.
Thanks, Fred! I'm very happy with the results! Since I didn't feel my 100% best today, I know there is room for improvement. And next time, I'm putting a double knot in my shoe laces!! :)
GREAT JOB! I am happy for you! I know it feels very good.
The tail might have slowed you down another 20 seconds or so :) But the tail and ears were cute.
Glad you got a finish line pic.
HUGE CONGRATS!
August 29, 2009...
"My official time was 31:15, with a pace of 10:04"
hmm?
I kinda figured that you might blow the doors off of that one. Imagine how fast you could run with your shoes tied.
I would recommend keeping the tail and the ears, they seem to bring good luck.
Great job Abby!
later, MikeZ
Thanks Krissa and Mike!
My next race doesn't require ears and a tail, so we'll see how lucky they really were! Maybe I'll keep them in the car, just in case. :)
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