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Comments: DH had a goal of maintaining 10 minute miles, so we tried to stay in that range throughout, with the exception being the downhill at the start where we just stayed comfortable (and it ended up being around 8:30 +/- on the hill). I think he was enjoying running over a bridge he's only ever driven over or kayaked under. We both looked around some at the river while running, watching birds; there were flocks of geese and ducks flying low over the water, and we saw a great blue heron, too. We were looking around but also being mindful of the metal expansion joints of the bridge which were wet and slippery from the overnight rain. The colorful autumn leaves were still clinging to some of the trees, so it was pretty despite the cloudy day. We stayed together the whole way, but I told him not to wait on me going up the hill because I knew my VCD would kick in and make it tough for me to breathe and keep up. He took off, and I kept plugging away and even passed some people. We ended up finishing 19 seconds apart with only one person between us. What would you do differently?: Maybe try to give a little extra on the hill, but not necessarily. I gave it a decent effort.  Post race
Warm down: Congratulated DH on his very successful first race! Ate an orange slice, drank some water and Gatorade, walked around until I could breathe properly again. We went to the car to put non-sweaty clothes on, then headed back to the finish line to watch KH's grandson finish. After that, we went into the gym to watch awards and try to win door prizes. KH won a door prize but no one else did. MH made a little joke to me about not falling during the race, referencing my spectacular, stitch-requiring tumble at a trail run we did together a few months ago. He's a brat! Post-post-race: went to John Wright's for breakfast and had a celebratory Bloody Mary while continuing to be treated to views of the glorious river as we ate. We saw a bald eagle, too, which completely made my day! What limited your ability to perform faster: I'm still carrying excess weight, and my VCD limits strong uphill efforts, so I need to keep working on both things. But really, overall, I was happy with this race. Event comments: For such a small race, these guys do it right. Plenty of volunteers, plenty of signage at the gym notifying where restrooms and registration are. Sufficient volunteers on the course, too. Last updated: 2014-09-30 12:00 AM
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Friday night I packed all sorts of extra clothes depending on the weather, some extra options in case of rain, and dry clothes for the same reason.
Race morning, Saturday, I got up, took care of the dogs, dressed, ate a banana English muffin with PB, drank some iced tea, and patiently waited for DH to get ready, too. This is his first race ever!
Scored a parking spot right outside of the school which was great! Went in to pick up our bibs and shirts, then went back to the car drop the shirts off. I kept my wind/rain jacket on even though it wasn't raining and had a light shirt underneath along with my cold weather tights and Swiftwick pursuit socks (I love them so!)
DH and I did a very light jog around the school to get things moving and loosened up. He's not a fan of slow running, so he walked part of the time. I met up with my friend KH and her husband MH. KH was running and MH was planning on doing the race with their daughter (20-something) and grandson (5). Chatted with them inside the warm school and did some stretching, then headed out to the starting line and stretched a little more.