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Comments: Looking back (and laughing), my goal was to run under a 10:00/mile pace. Uh, I guess I did a little better than that. At mile 1 when I looked at my watch and saw that we were doing a 9:00/mile pace, I was surprised, but I figured I wouldn't be able to keep it up, but somehow I did. Even though a 9:00 pace is SLOW for most people's standards, it's awesome for me. I surprised myself and was so happy with my time. At about mile 3, Russell says to me (after being worried about warming up too much), "Gee, I guess I'm doing pretty well, I'm not even breathing hard!" What a little turd. He runs on the treadmill at the gym for 30 minutes 3 times a week, so from a training standpoint, he doesn't do much. So at mile 4 he says that he feels good and is going to take off and try to catch this dude that started with us. Yeah, my husband, who was worried about not being able to keep up with me (yeah, like that's a problem) leaves me in the dust in the last mile. Whatever - I was fine with it, but just irritated at how easy he makes it look when I bust my tail training all the time. :) What's ironic is that a few hours after the race, I was just a little tired, but he was HURTIN'! I guess that's the difference with training - easier recovery. I was laughing (internally, of course) as he was popping the ibuprofen. What would you do differently?: Warm up a little more.  Post race
Warm down: Walked around the booths at the finish, picked up a few freebies, drank some Daz Bog coffee to warm up! What limited your ability to perform faster: Not much. I ran faster than I ever have over that distance in my adult life. I'm pretty happy! Profile Album Last updated: 2005-04-21 12:00 AM
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 2005-04-25 10:08 AM |
Extreme Veteran  458   Denver, CO |  Subject: Cherry Creek Sneak 5 mile Run |
| 2005-04-25 10:18 AM in reply to: #147577 |
Official BT Coach 2210 Englewood, CO | Subject: RE: Cherry Creek Sneak 5 mile Run Way to go Stacie! Sounds like a great race. Way to PR. You will only get faster! Glad you liked your time! Some day I want to do that race. 10,000 people they said! |
| 2005-04-25 10:25 AM in reply to: #147577 |
Expert 736 Longview, TX | Subject: RE: Cherry Creek Sneak 5 mile Run Great race Stacie!! I know what you mean about people who don't train, but can still kick your butt...stupid people and their natural talent! It's not fair! Oh well, just means that we just have to work harder which makes it that much more rewarding when we achieve our goals. Oh, and a 9 min. pace is NOT slow! Way to go! Gina |
| 2005-04-25 11:02 AM in reply to: #147577 |
Veteran 265 Westminster, Colorado | Subject: RE: Cherry Creek Sneak 5 mile Run Hey Stacie - Great run. I too ran in the race. I finished in just over an hour. My goal was the 1 hour mark, and I ended up at 1 hour 2 min. It was a fun day. Great race report. |
| 2005-04-25 1:53 PM in reply to: #147577 |
Pro 4228 Broomfield, Colorado | Subject: RE: Cherry Creek Sneak 5 mile Run Woo hoo Stacie! It amazes me how a race situation just makes people faster! You did great! |
| 2005-04-25 3:24 PM in reply to: #147577 |
Pro 5153 Helena, MT | Subject: RE: Cherry Creek Sneak 5 mile Run Huh. Was Gina just bitching about people with natural talent? Wow, Stacie! Awesome time! 9 min miles is smokin' fast in my book!!!! |
| 2005-04-25 6:56 PM in reply to: #147577 |
Expert 615 Littleton, CO | Subject: RE: Cherry Creek Sneak 5 mile Run Great job cutting your pace so much!!  Sounds like you had a fun weekend. |
| 2005-05-04 11:31 PM in reply to: #147577 |
Master 2233 Mechanicsburg, PA | Subject: RE: Cherry Creek Sneak 5 mile Run Nine minute miles are definitely cruising in my book. Not sure how I missed this race report, but job well done Stacie! Dang, your 5 MILE time is practically better than my 5 K time -Frank |
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Russell and I got to the race, parked, and got out of the car and it was freezing! We sat there debating about what clothes to leave on and what to take off. People were wearing a range of clothes from tights, gloves, and hats to tank tops and shorts. I opted for shorts, a short sleeved shirt and my arm warmers. It was perfect.
We ran around the residential streets outside of the course for a little while (not enough for me - Russell said "I don't want to warm up too much because I'll be tired! -- just wait - this is just foreshadowing!). Waited in the huge lines at the porta-potties. Lined up for the start. This is the largest 5 mile race in the country, so there were thousands of people there. Very cool.