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BYU Homecoming 5K

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Location:

Provo,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 06, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 21:01, 9/11/2010

10K: 43:49, 7/24/2010

15K: 1:21:00, 5/22/2010

Half-marathon: 1:41:41, 8/28/2010

Short-Term Running Goals:

Now that I'm (almost for sure) done having all the babies, I'm working on building consistency and seeing how fast I can get in my old age. ;)

Long-Term Running Goals:

I'd like to be a healthy and relatively injury-free runner for the rest of my life.  

Personal:

I'm married to Eric (Faceless Ghost on the blog) and we have very active daughters and one dog. I have a PhD in sociology and demography, and I'm incredibly grateful to have work that is meaningful and that builds on my academic experience. I run because it makes me feel strong and it helps to keep the crazy away (there is a long history of abuse and mental illness in my extended family).

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Cascadia Lifetime Miles: 73.39
Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 372.79
Girly Altra Lifetime Miles: 366.08
Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles: 175.92
NB Orange Lifetime Miles: 13.50
Race: BYU Homecoming 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:21:34, Place overall: 18, Place in age division: 3
Total Distance
6.35

We knew this was a race with a lot of fast people where neither of us would come close to winning, so I didn't have the eye of the tiger going into it. I had a vague goal of being under 21 minutes, but I knew that it was a harder course than the one about a month ago where I was just over 21, so I knew that'd be pretty unlikely. 

Mile 1: 6:48:10. This was pretty hard because it started uphill. I immediately wished I had eaten something before the race (I don't usually because I'm afraid of having poop problems). I tried to think about things other than running.

Mile 2: 6:24:24. Easier because it was downhill, but I was still feeling tired. I kept trying to tell myself that it wasn't very hard and that it was going to be over soon, but mostly I was stressing about being able to keep the pace and wondering if I wanted to puke on or eat the blue pancakes the parade-watchers were eating.

Mile 3: 7:28:82. How embarrassing. Yeah, it was a gradual uphill, but there's really no excuse for this. At some point during this mile I had the new experience of feeling like I couldn't get enough air (usually I'm limited by leg/foot soreness or the mental game but not oxygen intake), and I told myself it was okay to slow down (and that I would never do a 5K again). I wish I could have kept it together. There was also some grass running that probably slowed me down for a few seconds. But really I just decided it was too hard and that I didn't want to try anymore (even though in the moment I think I felt like I was trying pretty hard).

Last 0.1: I don't know. I forgot to stop my watch. It was nice to be on the track, though. *Way* better than the stupid grass.

Runnercard time: 21:34.1.

I was kind of bummed for a bit afterward. I'd been used to every race being a new PR, so I wondered if this meant I had stopped getting faster. I'm hoping that really I was just extra tired and it was a harder course than I'm used to.

 

Later - Started a 6-mile out-and-back on the Provo BST with Eric. Neither of us were feeling great, though, so we cut it short. 3.25.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 3.10Brooks Launch - Blue Miles: 3.25
Weight: 106.50
Comments
From Faceless Ghost on Sat, Oct 09, 2010 at 17:34:03 from 69.169.157.242

Some days are like that. And you still ran a great race. Just remember that you were more than 30 seconds faster than you were on an easier course just a couple of months ago. Good job!

From jun on Sat, Oct 09, 2010 at 19:42:44 from 97.126.232.37

Yeah, that's pretty dang fast. I'm impressed. I sure do love that section of the BST. Too bad you weren't feeling it.

From runningafterbabies on Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 10:26:07 from 67.161.249.168

I only consider it a "fast" course because of the competition. In reality it's probably one of the harder courses to pace because of the constant change in elevation. I think you should be proud of your effort!

From Scott Wesemann on Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 13:35:12 from 66.239.250.209

That is still a really fast time. Nice work.

From catherine on Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 13:38:30 from 216.49.181.128

Thanks everyone.

Jun - We're going to try it again on Wednesday. It *is* really pretty.

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