I made it out to the race. I planned on an easy jog to test the waters. My legs were sore this morning... in fact I had trouble walking downstairs, while I was getting ready for the race. We arrived early for packet pick-up. Before the race started, I was feeling itchy to run.... Run Hard. I had enough time to do nearly one-hour of stretching plus a super easy 1/2 mile warm-up. The pain never really went away, but it was reduced to an ache.
I was warned by a dozen people about the heat during this race. Yes, there were correct, the heat was probably the hardest challenge.
I kept a solid pace the first mile, hoping the injury would not flare up. The second mile I picked up the pace just a bit. This was an easy task, because lots of runners were falling-off and many others were reduced to walking. It's always a cool feeling passing lots of runners. The heat was most apparent to me at the second turn-around point (pass the underpass). I saw that I would come in under 27:30 if I maintained the pace. The long decent into the underpass helped increase my pace. I worked to maintain the same effort level on other side. I didn't do much of a kick till the last 50 yards. I'm positive I could have shaved another 10 seconds, had I started my kick earlier. The good news is that I ran a safe and conservative race and I was rewarded with a 12 second PR.
My daughter ran the Junction Jack Kids Run. She had a great time and loved the post race party. My hats off to the RD, we had a great time. I have not ran many races, but that was the largest spread of food and beverages I have ever seen!
This may be my last race till cooler weather, but what a way to start the summer!
Weight: 214.25 pounds
Activity: Run (5k race)
Mileage: 3.1 miles
Time: 26:35 minutes (P.R.) 8:35/mile pace
Location: Downtown Houston, TX
How I felt: 10
Calories: 3130
Fat: 55 grams
Carbs: 490 grams
Protein: 166 grams
I consumed more snacks than meals. The snacking left me feeling hungry. I miscalculated the numbers today, which resulted in me going over about 130 calories.
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3 comments:
Sorry I missed you out there this morning. Nice Race, and I'm glad your leg wasn't very troublesome.
Sorry I missed you, but congrats on the PR!!
Bill,
Congratulations on an excellent run despite the conditions.
Waverly did the Kids Run as her very first run three years ago; therefore, the race is a little special although I hate the course!
Glad to know that your daughter had a great time! That's wonderful!
And so does Waverly who did the full 5K the next year and then the Marathon 5K, which was basically the same course, in 2005.
Jon
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