I went faster than I meant to. When I got back and saw that I was just over 30 minutes, my fastest 5k, I was worried about the rest of the race. But I felt good.

Nothing.

Worked well for the first time.

Remember my sunglasses, hang my bike by handlebars on side I'm working from, and double-check valve on water bottle.

I flew, relatively speaking, for the most part, but flagged at the end.

Perhaps slow down a bit to have something for the end, but it's a close call.

Since my feet were numb and my hands were tingly, tying my running shoes took extra effort.

Get fast laces or at least shorter ones. Make sure my clip shoes aren't laced too tightly.

This one just sucked the life out of me. I was tired going into it, my feet un-numbed as I ran, and my leg muscles had a bit of a hard time, especially since the little ditch-hill that's rather steep went down right after T2. I worried about falling, but didn't. My goal was just not to walk and I didn't. I thought I dragged tail, but my time was only a minute behind the first 5k, which shocked me.

I walked for 5 minutes afterward, then stretched some.


Lack of training so far. Lack of speedwork so far.


Good volunteers, lots of cops at intersections, plenty of water. Just needs more marking on the course.