In my first running race back in nearly a decade I ran 19:21 last night at the 9-11 Memorial 5k. 11th place in my age group. . . no trophy or socks awarded. If I would have claimed to be a firefighter I still wouldn't have won anything. Love to say it was an easy jog in the park but it was extremely painful and I raced hard. Pat Anderson's pre-race analysis was spot on:
I would venture to say that breaking 19 will be tougher than you'll think for a full 5k (it's that stupid extra .1 that gets you!) but you can probably do it if you are really ready to hurt and finish well.Forgot that 5k is one of those distances that is painful the entire race. Also forgot how horrible the post-race cooldown was. My cooldown was 5 min. followed by 1 bottle of water then I got in line for the beer truck. Since I was running for the company team, my registration was free. Does that make me "sponsored"? Free beer, pizza, burger, and t-shirt for 20 min. of work.
there we go jason. I will run one also soon.
ReplyDeleteOutstanding effort Alexander. Did you run in a singlet? That would have helped shave those 20 secs off.
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