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Comments: The start was alittle weird, just plop right there somewhere in the parking lot between cars. There was no line, or definition. I happened to be off to the side close to the front. Unwittingly, I was running along with "those" people, until about half a mile in, I realized...."I don't run this pace." I knew I had to slow down. It was sort of a fun feeling to think I could try going, but having not ran in so long (except for one 2 mile run a few days ago), I could feel I needed to slow down. At the one mile mark, I heard the time called out and I was amazed to hear 8 something. At the 2 mile mark, I heard 18 something and mentally felt good about it, but physically I wasn't feeling much stamina. I knew I wasn't going to go to a walk, but had that jump out of my skin craving to "get there". That feeling of...."where's that last turn". I couldn't enjoy the run really. I had a weirdo pain in my shoulder that I get when I run. It comes and passes during the run. What would you do differently?: If I run 2 or 3 times a week, I would be a happy camper at the races, (duh)! Better warmup would have helped.  Post race
Warm down: Mild stretching (after I recovered from feeling like i was going to toss my cookies). Thanks to a woman who came up from behind me to pass me right when we entered the parking lot to the finish line. I looked at her and thought to myself "hmm...she might be in my age group", and decided to put the gas on for the finish. She was maxed out and I wasn't nearly maxed out (yep, thats right folks, Nikki doesn't push herself), so I passed her and came across before her. (Turned out she was in the next age group and won 2nd place in it). What limited your ability to perform faster: Training and I don't push myself. A vicious and unnecessary cycle. I don't push myself because I don't want to cross that "i'm going to toss my cookies" threshold, or the "sucking wind" one. But, those are symptoms of not enough training.....and so it goes. My hear, legs, body can absolutely take pushing it though. Event comments: I still managed to do another PB, which is fun and exciting. I however knew I could have done better, but was out of shape. Its amazing how much you lose in just a few weeks. This was a VERY flast course, so not sure that the PB was as valid, but sure, i feel good. My son brought his camera and took a slew of photos. I'll post them soon. Last updated: 2005-11-20 12:00 AM
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The race was an 11am race, but wanted to get there for 10am. I was up early (thanks to the dog perched bedside whining), and had eggs, toast, and coffee. About 9:30-ish, I woke the kids up, cuddled some, then piled them into car, drove over to race. Picked up race number, kids ate bagels.
Very mild stretching. I should have did a light jog, it would have paid off well. I hadn't worked out in so long and I could feel it. It wasn't really until I was on the homestretch that I started to feel warmed up.