Carp Diem 5K
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Comments: This is only my third 5K, and I don't plan on tri-ing until next summer, but I was so excited that I had to do a Race Report to crow a bit. I got a medal for coming in first in my age group! Now, granted, there were less than ten men in may age group, and I only "won" because the overall winner of the race was also in my age group. Still, I was very pleased. My first 5K was 25:13, my second was 24:00 on brutal hills, so I knew I could probably aim for less than 24. I started off too hard and had a bit of a lull the second mile. At this point another runner caught up with me. We passed each other back and forth for the rest of the course. I kept wanting to ask him how old he was to see if he was AG competition or not. I thought I had him after the 3 mile mark, but he sprinted past me and beat my by one second. I decided to wait for the awards, just to see if the other guy was in my age group, and to know if I missed placing by one second. I was shocked when they called my name. Like I said, the overall winner was 39, so technically I was second in my age group. The guy who came in third in the AG ran in a humongous fish costume. My race-course nemesis was in the 30-35 group, so I got the benefit of age on that one. What would you do differently?: I am still so new to this. I need to think about pacing, especially because I do aspire to longer distances, and of course, working the run into the whole swim-bike equation. Post race
Warm down: Water, banana, decadent chocolate-caramel thing from IHOP, one of the sponsors. More water. Walked, stretched. Bragged to wife and kids. Event comments: I love reading the race reports on BT. They have provided so much inspiration... from the IM competitors to the first time sprinters, I get a lot out of reading your experieences. I have started a true journey here. Today's race made me feel really good about how I am progressing on that journey. Last updated: 2006-11-05 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 21/120
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Age Group Rank = 2/
Normal sunday morning.. kids, coffee, newspaper.
Jogged around parking lot, stretched