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Sunrise, Florida
United States
Greater Ft. Lauderdale Road Runners
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 23m 19s
Overall Rank = 31/308
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 2/39
Pre-race routine:

Had some coffee and a homemade energy bar that I made the other day. YUMMM!! Bob and I got Richard (the 10-year-old) up and he went with us to the race.
Event warmup:

Got Richard set up with the volunteers (he LOVES his Frosty the Snowman hat!) and got my chip and jingle bells in order on my shoe. Did several warmup runs and several potty stop, of course.
Run
  • 23m 19s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

Did great for the first mile and a half. At the turnaround, I was keeping pace with a woman who always passes me in the first mile and i never see her again. I was loving this. Then all he!! broke loose. A jingle bell fell off my shoe, and I felt the laces loosen. Then the other. Since the laces were double-knotted, that only meant one thing. The jingle bells actually tore through my shoelaces. OMG! My shoe was falling off, and more importantly, the chip was falling off! I had to stop and try to retie in a knot this tiny stub of a shoelace. Finally I got it, but when I stood up, I was VERY out of breath, and now my shoe was tied with two less holes laced. OMG!! I kept going, but I was seeing all kinds of people passing me that never passed me, and I was having trouble keeping my shoe on my foot. I hit the 2-mile mark in 14:4something and was STILL out of breath! Still slowing down I just COULDN'T catch my breath. Finally got to the finish line. (Thank goodness THAT was over!) Then I had to try to UNTIE that knot I had put in my shoe to get the chip off!
What would you do differently?:

NEVER, EVER, EVER wear jingle bells again!!
Post race
Warm down:

Jogged with Gary and Ellen ~1 1/2 miles around the corporate park. Then had pancakes with Bob and Richard (IHOP was a sponsor, so everyone got pancakes!!!)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

JINGLE BELLS!

Event comments:

I love this race. Lots of amenities, lots of friends there, and their trophies are ALWAYS cool! This year they were pewter mugs with the JBJ logo on them.




Last updated: 2005-12-03 12:00 AM
Running
00:23:19 | 03.11 miles | 07m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/39
Overall: 31/308
Performance: Below average
Mile 1)6:59; 2)7:54; 3)7:50; 3.1)36
Course: Out and back along Sunrise Blvd and around Corporate Park.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2005-12-03 11:01 AM

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2005-12-03 11:36 AM
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Sorry about the bells. If I had known I would have sped up.
2005-12-03 12:12 PM
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That's the first time I've EVER heard of anyone getting two flat tires in a 5K.  OMG, I'm sorry, but that's really kinda...forget it.  That's still a great run, given the circumstances.    The pancakes I'm sure made up for it. 
2005-12-03 12:50 PM
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Even with the Attack of the Killer Jingle Bells you come in at 23:19? You so speedy.
2005-12-03 1:35 PM
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geez oh pete all that drama and you were second and still ran faster than in my wildest dreams...Congratulations
2005-12-03 1:46 PM
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Wow...even with jingle bell #ell, you ran faster than I can even dream to run.  Way to go!!

2005-12-03 6:45 PM
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LOL!!  Attack of the Jingle Bells??!!  You are freaking FAST as greased lightning Sharon, even without shoe laces!!  Congrats on hardware!!

2005-12-03 6:53 PM
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Way to have ANOTHER fantastic time!! You are a 5K champion!!
2005-12-04 6:18 AM
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marmadaddy - 2005-12-03 12:50 PM Even with the Attack of the Killer Jingle Bells you come in at 23:19?

Y'know maramaddy, I've never heard it put quite so eloquently, but YES, they WERE killer Jingle Bells.  You're hilarious!

Anyway, finally got results for overall and age group #s.  Don't know how to put a picture in this box like I see everyone else do, but here's the link to my finish line photo.  http://www.splitsecondtiming.com/images/jbj/pages/DSC_0120.htm

Sharon

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