Run The Woodlands 5K #157
I wasn't even going to run this one today. In fact, it was at about 7:40 a.m. this Saturday morning that I went to my truck, got my dollar and signed my waiver. Waverly and I had gotten there early to help Stan Timmer and Becky Isaac (of Luke's Locker) to put on the event. (In fact, Waverly took all of the pictures that are on the race report here.)
The plan was to just take it easy with the heat and humidity. It was fine in the first mile, but the humidity got the better of me in second mile. Debbie Tripp caught up to me just before mile 2 and we ran together the rest of the way including when 11-time RTW winner Bret Ramsey came out and ran us both in from about 800 meters. (Bret - thanks! He saved me from slipping over 31 minutes.)
I don't expect that all the time, but it was nice. I really appreciate Bret's thoughtfulness. The splits were as follows:
Mile 1 -- 9:20.65
Mile 2 -- 10:28.37 (19:49.02)
Mile 3 -- 10:15.39 (30:04.41)
Last .1 -- 54.24
Overall -- 30:58.65
Admittedly, my head's not completely in the game right now. It's not burnout, but just no deep-down burning "I really have to be doing this." I think once I am able to know what my fall and winter work schedule is going to be with this project is when I'll be able to know what events I'll be able to do and then get ready for them. Also my best running the past couple of years have been between mid-November to late April.
The plan was to just take it easy with the heat and humidity. It was fine in the first mile, but the humidity got the better of me in second mile. Debbie Tripp caught up to me just before mile 2 and we ran together the rest of the way including when 11-time RTW winner Bret Ramsey came out and ran us both in from about 800 meters. (Bret - thanks! He saved me from slipping over 31 minutes.)
I don't expect that all the time, but it was nice. I really appreciate Bret's thoughtfulness. The splits were as follows:
Mile 1 -- 9:20.65
Mile 2 -- 10:28.37 (19:49.02)
Mile 3 -- 10:15.39 (30:04.41)
Last .1 -- 54.24
Overall -- 30:58.65
Admittedly, my head's not completely in the game right now. It's not burnout, but just no deep-down burning "I really have to be doing this." I think once I am able to know what my fall and winter work schedule is going to be with this project is when I'll be able to know what events I'll be able to do and then get ready for them. Also my best running the past couple of years have been between mid-November to late April.
posted by WalkSports.com | 9:24 PM
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Nice pics Waverly!
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