I skipped out on the Boilermaker this year, which in hindsight seems like a very good thing since it was incredibly hot and humid. I did decide a week beforehand that I was going to do the Millers Mills Sundae Run again. I trained for a grand total of four days. Ultimately, my time wasn't that bad -- 34:09, which is 1:14 slower than last year but since I really didn't train I can't complain too much. I just love that last quarter mile, coming down the hill from the church and powering across the finish line. Whoo!
Today, with absolutely no running done in the past week, I ran another 5K in Longmeadow with my friend Liz and her gang. It was an almost entirely flat course so I thought, okay, should be easy. On a nicer day, perhaps. This morning, however, by 8 a.m. it was already nearly 90 degrees with (I'm estimating here) 80 percent humidity. I was a sweaty, hard-breathing mess. Finished in 35:45. Horrible! But the winner finished with a time around 20:00 so based on that, you know it was not nearly as easy as it seemed.
Anyway, Liz and co. and I decided this morning we need to start being running buddies, which is awesome, because I really need some. It's so much easier to get motivated when others are with you.
I'm ready for more races! I want to break 30 minutes again in a 5K! Maybe do a 10K before the end of the year!
And, since I can't find my first two race bibs (sadface) I'm going to post my times thus far on here, so I can keep track:
1) Millers Mills Sundae Run 5K, July 19, 2009 -- 32:55
2) Springfield College Halloween 5K, Oct. 31, 2009 -- 29:15
3) American Lung Association Stair Climb, March 6, 2010 -- 8:08
4) Millers Mills Sundae Run 5K, July 18, 2010 -- 34:09
5) BJ Williams BIA-MA 5K, July 24, 2010 -- 35:45
6) Holyoke St. Patrick's Day 10K, March 19, 2011 -- 1:12:05.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
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