Run The Woodlands 5K #168 Race Report
This was a 5K that I originally had no intentions of running - at all.
As proof, I went to Bally's in The Woodlands Friday night by 7:30 p.m. and did an hour on the elliptical trainer (4.79 miles, level 16, no sticks) and an additional 30 minutes on the stationery bike. (And this was also after taking Wednesday and Thursday off.)
Luke's Locker Quick Beat coach Bill Dwyer, as a Christmas present, gave the Luke's staff the morning off and race directed. I was there to help him as Rick Cook was going to run with Waverly.
The morning was moving along. Bill had one of his Beat runners from the spring, Ana Brumfield, helping out as well as the husband (Greg) of another one of his runners, Gena Alvarez. Then ... my wife, Gena, showed up. It was a surprise to me and I certainly knew that she wasn't going to run it.
Once I knew that Bill had the finish line completely covered, I decided to go ahead and run it. (He had actually been hoping that I would. Not completely sure why ... lol)
The cool weather - low 40's - is pretty much always to my liking. I went, gave Waverly a kiss like I always do and shortly thereafter, "trigger finger" Bill had us off and running.
Mile 1 -- 9:08.93
Mile 2 -- 9:32.92 (18:41.85)
Mile 3 -- 9:41.37 (28:23.22)
Last .1 -- 51.80 (29:15.02)
I ran a surprisingly good race and am close, once again, to getting back into that 28-minute range again. (Maybe the temperature on the 6th of January at the next Run The Woodlands 5K #169 will be the same.)
I ran the first mile such that I didn't put myself in a position to have to walk (which I occasionally do). Then I just tried to keep it nice and steady the rest of the way. I actually recorded one of my faster last .1 mile and still got passed down the stretch - by 49-year-old Mario Boffa (who hasn't run at RTW since Nov. 1992.) But it was earlier than when Cassie got me last December 10th - when I ran my 5K PR.
Rick and I had talked on Friday and I wanted Waverly to try to run right at 12 minutes per mile (37:12) and run the whole way. She had splits like her father, but basically accomplished the goal by running 37:14.75. (Rick, unfortunately, popped his on-again, off-again calf muscle in the middle of the second mile. Waverly pressed on! Not sure that I've taught her that.) Her splits were as follows:
Mile 1 -- 11:10.90
Mile 2 -- 12:18.59 (23:29.49)
Mile 3 -- 12:39.31 (36:08.80)
Last .1 -- 1:05.95 (37:14.75)
This will give her January 14th pacer some data to work with. :)
That was actually her 4th fastest 5K ever and 7th under 38 minutes and it wasn't until last November 12th that she ever dipped under 40 minutes. Her top seven (7) are as follows:
1/8/06 - 4th annual Rockets Run - 35:56.87
3/11/06 - Run The Woodlands 5K #149 - 36:12.64
12/10/05 - Run The Woodlands 5K #143 - 37:12
12/23/06 - Run The Woodlands 5K #168 - 37:14.75
3/25/06 - Blue Bell Fun Run 5K - 37:22.9
4/22/06 - Run The Woodlands 5K #152 - 37:26
5/13/06 - Run The Woodlands 5K #153 - 37:39
This is for Bill ... it was Waverly's 29th race in three years and three months -- two (2) 1-milers, 24 5K's (16 of which are RTWs), two (2) 5-milers and a half marathon.
Including Waverly and myself, there were eight (8) members of the Seven Hills Running Club there as well as 11 members of The Woodlands Running Club.
We had a great time with friends and family (the three of us went to Egg & I for breakfast after the race - which is good and off of Research Forest Blvd.)
The results are posted at http://www.runmontgomerycounty.com/.
If for some reason I don't post again (which I doubt), Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Season's Greetings to you all!
Or as it was from Hawaii 18 years ago, Mele Kalikimaka and Haouli Makahiki Ho.
As proof, I went to Bally's in The Woodlands Friday night by 7:30 p.m. and did an hour on the elliptical trainer (4.79 miles, level 16, no sticks) and an additional 30 minutes on the stationery bike. (And this was also after taking Wednesday and Thursday off.)
Luke's Locker Quick Beat coach Bill Dwyer, as a Christmas present, gave the Luke's staff the morning off and race directed. I was there to help him as Rick Cook was going to run with Waverly.
The morning was moving along. Bill had one of his Beat runners from the spring, Ana Brumfield, helping out as well as the husband (Greg) of another one of his runners, Gena Alvarez. Then ... my wife, Gena, showed up. It was a surprise to me and I certainly knew that she wasn't going to run it.
Once I knew that Bill had the finish line completely covered, I decided to go ahead and run it. (He had actually been hoping that I would. Not completely sure why ... lol)
The cool weather - low 40's - is pretty much always to my liking. I went, gave Waverly a kiss like I always do and shortly thereafter, "trigger finger" Bill had us off and running.
Mile 1 -- 9:08.93
Mile 2 -- 9:32.92 (18:41.85)
Mile 3 -- 9:41.37 (28:23.22)
Last .1 -- 51.80 (29:15.02)
I ran a surprisingly good race and am close, once again, to getting back into that 28-minute range again. (Maybe the temperature on the 6th of January at the next Run The Woodlands 5K #169 will be the same.)
I ran the first mile such that I didn't put myself in a position to have to walk (which I occasionally do). Then I just tried to keep it nice and steady the rest of the way. I actually recorded one of my faster last .1 mile and still got passed down the stretch - by 49-year-old Mario Boffa (who hasn't run at RTW since Nov. 1992.) But it was earlier than when Cassie got me last December 10th - when I ran my 5K PR.
Rick and I had talked on Friday and I wanted Waverly to try to run right at 12 minutes per mile (37:12) and run the whole way. She had splits like her father, but basically accomplished the goal by running 37:14.75. (Rick, unfortunately, popped his on-again, off-again calf muscle in the middle of the second mile. Waverly pressed on! Not sure that I've taught her that.) Her splits were as follows:
Mile 1 -- 11:10.90
Mile 2 -- 12:18.59 (23:29.49)
Mile 3 -- 12:39.31 (36:08.80)
Last .1 -- 1:05.95 (37:14.75)
This will give her January 14th pacer some data to work with. :)
That was actually her 4th fastest 5K ever and 7th under 38 minutes and it wasn't until last November 12th that she ever dipped under 40 minutes. Her top seven (7) are as follows:
1/8/06 - 4th annual Rockets Run - 35:56.87
3/11/06 - Run The Woodlands 5K #149 - 36:12.64
12/10/05 - Run The Woodlands 5K #143 - 37:12
12/23/06 - Run The Woodlands 5K #168 - 37:14.75
3/25/06 - Blue Bell Fun Run 5K - 37:22.9
4/22/06 - Run The Woodlands 5K #152 - 37:26
5/13/06 - Run The Woodlands 5K #153 - 37:39
This is for Bill ... it was Waverly's 29th race in three years and three months -- two (2) 1-milers, 24 5K's (16 of which are RTWs), two (2) 5-milers and a half marathon.
Including Waverly and myself, there were eight (8) members of the Seven Hills Running Club there as well as 11 members of The Woodlands Running Club.
We had a great time with friends and family (the three of us went to Egg & I for breakfast after the race - which is good and off of Research Forest Blvd.)
The results are posted at http://www.runmontgomerycounty.com/.
If for some reason I don't post again (which I doubt), Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Season's Greetings to you all!
Or as it was from Hawaii 18 years ago, Mele Kalikimaka and Haouli Makahiki Ho.
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