Hot Chocolate 5k - Run5k

Went into this race with no expectations at all. I really have hardly run at all in the last month or so. This was really just to get some speed work in. I surprised myself.

Such a short race there really isn't much to say. About the mile marker, my right ankle started to hurt a little. Felt like something needed to pop. I have a feeling that is a combination of shoes that need to be replated (close to 350 miles on the pair I was using) as well as the minimum mileage I'd racked up lately.

That went away but was replaced by a little side stitch at mile 2. But Tony and I kept running and occassionally talking. That helped.

Next thing I knew, we were coming up on the 3 mile marker and so we picked up the pace a bit to finish strong. I wanted to finish below 24:00 and looking at the race clock we were, but I knew it took us at least 30 seconds to officially start (chip timed) so I knocked that time out of the water.

This is actually a PB for me on pace and over all time, by 1 second. Go figure. I possibly could have gone sub 23:00. Oh well. Maybe next time.

Run faster. But with only having run about 15 miles total in the last month or so, I'm pretty pleased with the result.

Found Beth, quite easily, and went into the tent to OD on some chocolate. Then the three of us went out for a killer breakfast. YUMMY! I had an eggs benedict with chorizo sausage. So good.


Lack of over all run training.


If they do it again next year, I'll do it. Fun race. Big crowd. Flat course. The makings of PR times. ;)