31:02. I felt SOOOOOO good today. I wanted to run for so much longer. Maybe my body was shocked into running well after the fear of me becoming a cyclist was realized. My knees said, "yes running puts a lot of pressure on us, but all these scrapes and blood are no picnic either". I need a lot of practice before I will feel even remotely safe coming up to a stoplight and being able to clip out of my bike.
Part of my new found energy is thinking about the Tucson 5000 this weekend. I decided, since I have so much extra time and energy right now, to volunteer for one of Tucson's largest road races (the Tucson 5000). They used to have a lot of prize money, but I can't tell if they do anymore. Anyway, it is a fairly locally competitive road race (usually top men's winner is in the low 15's and woman's winner is in the high 17s low 18s) and it usually draws about 300 people. I think the only "larger" races are the 10 mile race (which I hope to do) in October and the Tucson marathon. Anyway - I hope I get to call some splits or timing (so I can keep an eye on the winners). The 5 and 10K races just have such high electricity! Ritz was talking about how mentally different the marathon is from the track (or shorter distance) -- with the marathon he (and most of us probably) need to be in an almost zen-like state, so we can stay focused and run easy (ier) for a long time. For shorter distances he (again most of us as well) likes to be on-edge, jittery even, ready to slam a strong pace from the beginning of the race ... anyway, I am getting pumped for some faster training this summer!! Have a great day bloggers. I am so excited for all of you running Ogden!
Interesting article about what our very own Kelsy is doing right now: Tornados
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