Off-Season Race Recap: Our Little Haven 5K
November 5th – Our Little Haven 5K
After three different, unaffiliated friends emailed to encourage me to support a 5K charity event, I felt I had to do this and that it would be good for me to get going after a month of haphazard exercising since the Hawaii triathlon. The knowledge that I’d see lots of friends and the warm temperatures outside made it even easier to sign up.
The Upper Muny Lot in Forest Park is where we got rolling, mostly downhill. About ½ a mile into the race, Doug was running side by side in the lead behind the pace car. At the first mile, I remember looking at my watch and seeing 5:37. Well, the next two miles were slightly uphill and much slower. It hurt. I managed to stay in the top 10, finishing 9th.
We enjoyed the post-race selection of products: pudding and deodorant. After Doug and Mary picked up their hardware and John and Steve headed out for another 10k, Doug and I decided to bag the scheduled ride as raindrops made the decision all too easy. Ahhh, the off-season.
After three different, unaffiliated friends emailed to encourage me to support a 5K charity event, I felt I had to do this and that it would be good for me to get going after a month of haphazard exercising since the Hawaii triathlon. The knowledge that I’d see lots of friends and the warm temperatures outside made it even easier to sign up.
The Upper Muny Lot in Forest Park is where we got rolling, mostly downhill. About ½ a mile into the race, Doug was running side by side in the lead behind the pace car. At the first mile, I remember looking at my watch and seeing 5:37. Well, the next two miles were slightly uphill and much slower. It hurt. I managed to stay in the top 10, finishing 9th.
We enjoyed the post-race selection of products: pudding and deodorant. After Doug and Mary picked up their hardware and John and Steve headed out for another 10k, Doug and I decided to bag the scheduled ride as raindrops made the decision all too easy. Ahhh, the off-season.
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