I ran my little heart out today. The weather was a bit cool (started at 32 degrees F), but over time it warmed up a few degrees. I was warm throughout so it wasn’t an issue. I wanted to complete in under 1:50. The night before I prepared a pace band, but in the morning I was so worried that I wouldn’t accomplish it that I didn’t use it. I started with Richard. Terry was no where in sight. However within 1 mile Richard was out in front by 100 feet and pulling away (he finished in 1:40!). So I ran without any company other than the hundreds of unknown runners around me. I really do like having a running buddy to team with. I still remember running 3M with David R. about 5 years ago and we were pushing each other, and just cruising along – nice. I again used chocolate chip cookies as my fuel. I still had problems with opening the baggie, then getting one out quickly was tough, and finally some pieces fell down my tights and bothered me (along with making me appear to have large bumpy warts on my inner leg which were sticky, icky). I’ve got to remember not to eat any cookies the day before or the day of the race so the taste is new and fresh in my mouth. There times today that I held off eating because of these difficulty and the taste. I just kept pushing for the whole race always fearing I wouldn’t be under 1:50 because I did not having a pace band. At the last half mile I caught Nadia B., and told her to run, she sped up and we finished within 5 feet of each other. I was beat, but I did it. I completed it under 1:50. Woohoo! Overall Place: 952 out of 4140 finishers (excellent), 35 in age group M 55-59, First 10K: (Rank=973, 50:54.06, 8:12/M) Second 10K: (Rank=1030, 56:29.84, 8:12/M), Total Chip Time: 1:47:24.35
01 8:39.00* 0:08:39* (missed mile marker)
02 8:38.00* 0:17:17* (glanced at watch, but forgot to push it)
03 7:43.00* 0:25:00.31
04 8:00.90 0:33:01.21
05 7:38.59 0:40:39.59
06 8:33.59 0:49:13.68
07 8:04.00 0:57:17.68
08 8:17.84 1:05:35
09 8:13.50 1:13:50
10 8:46.89 1:22:35
11 8:07.65 1:30:43
12 8:02.21 1:38:45
13 7:56.04 1:46:41
13.1 0:49.58 1:47:31
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