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CARE 4 Breast Cancer 5K RUN/WALK
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CARE 4 Breast Cancer 5K RUN/WALK - Run
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Comments: Took off like a shot and got caught up in the pack. A big guy passed me and I decided to ride his coattails as long as I could. I made it the first .8 mile with him, otherwise I never would have run it that fast. After that I just kept pushing myself. What would you do differently?: I loved the idea of taking off like crazy and just pushing myself as hard as I could, all the way through. I ran it like a sprint, even though I did not have the endurance to cover the distance. Next year I'll run it the same way, but I'll have the endurance.  Post race
Warm down: Stood in the freezing cold with my wife and kids in their winter gear. I wasn't expecting anyone there and my wife brought the kids to the finish line and surprised me. It was awesome. I'll never forget it. It was a very emotional scene for me. What limited your ability to perform faster: Ha! My fat ass. No seriously, I've only been running for a few months. Event comments: This race wasn't real fancy but for my first race ever it was just right. I plan on running it every year to celebrate my start in this phase of my life and my kids want to run it with me from now on. We'll see how that goes! Last updated: 2005-10-25 12:00 AM
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 2005-12-19 2:24 PM |
 Crystal Lake, IL |  Subject: CARE 4 Breast Cancer 5K RUN/WALK |
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I rode my bike approx 5 miles to the run site. Stood around in the near-freezing cold for an hour because I wanted to soak up the atmosphere as this was my first event of any kind, ever. Loved it, except for the cold. However, it taught me that all kinds of people are able to put the cold aside in order to accomplish something they consider important.
Walked around briskly and did some running/jumping in place. I didn't really do much of a warmup as I was afraid of wearing myself out and didn't think I was going to run very hard anyway. I usually use my first 10 minutes of running AS my warmup.