Of Mice and Marathons

Philly Rabbit 5k

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Location:

Lake Orion,MI,

Member Since:

Dec 28, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs

16:52 Phillies Charities 5k (2016)

35:52 Beach to Beacon 10k (2015)

58:10 Broad Street 10 Mile (2016)

1:16:02 Philadelphia Rock and Roll Half Marathon (2015)

2:46:54 Philadelphia Marathon (2015)

Personal:

I live in Michigan with my wife, Megan, and our boys, Charlie and Sawyer. I started running in September 2010.

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Miles:	This week:	20.20	Month:	20.20	Year:	1868.65
Miles With Megan Lifetime Miles:						613.75
Miles With The Boys Lifetime Miles:						99.90
Nike Zoom Streak LT4 Mr. Pinks Lifetime Miles:						21.60
Saucony ISO Freedom 3 #2 Lifetime Miles:						253.80
Altra Rivera Lifetime Miles:						353.35
Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Lifetime Miles:						137.10
Saucony Kinvara 13 Lifetime Miles:						440.50
Saucony Endorphin Pro Lifetime Miles:						287.00
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles:						304.80
Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles:						270.65
Saucony Endorphin Pro White Lifetime Miles:						23.40
Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Lifetime Miles:						40.50
Saucony Ride Teal Lifetime Miles:						23.40
Saucony KInvara 14 Yellow Lifetime Miles:						12.40
Nike XC Flats Lifetime Miles:						4.10

Sat, Apr 04, 2015

Race: Philly Rabbit 5k (3 Miles) 00:17:26, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.50	0.00	0.00	3.00	14.50

AM: Philly Rabbit 5k in 17:26 (short course).

What a cluster of a race. Just terribly organized. Megan and I got there are around 7:20 and there was a line of at least 100 people. I had her hold our place and warmed up a bit but I was nervous they would start without everyone getting bibs. I didn't get a sufficient warmup. Only 2 miles. Got my bib just before 8:00 when the race was supposed to start. They extended the start time so I changed into my flats and continued to warm up and do some strides. The organizers kept saying they were going to start soon but it kept not starting, so I stood around for a while.

At 8:29 we got going. I started out behind a young guy who knew the course from the previous year. I stayed behind him. There were a lot of winding turns and short, sharp downhills that didn't feel great after standing around. I took the lead around three quarters of a mile and kept the lead. I kept the guy off and always felt like I had several more gears but just couldn't get the legs to move. The wind was pretty unpleasant, blowing around 20-25 MPH. Toward the end of the race I had another guy not far from me but I held him off and kicked it in. The results show a 1 second win, but this couldn't be correct.

Time was irrelevant today. Last Sunday I ran 3 x 2.5 miles at only 3-4 seconds slower (with a bit too much wine over the weekend) than this 5k today, so I am not upset about it. Need to find a decent 5k I can compete in and run fast. I'm also going to have to do a few weeks of mile-5k stuff this summer to be respectable at Beach to Beacon.

Only cooled down 2 miles. No great place to do it. I did manage to get a $75 gift card, which I appreciated even though it was $15 to park and $15 for Megan to get into the zoo. Megan and I walked around after, which was great but very windy.

PM: Treadmill - 7 miles. Kept my compression socks on, mostly to embarrass Megan

Mizuno Musha Miles: 7.00	Saucony A6 Miles: 3.50	Kinvara 5 Blue Miles: 4.00

Weight: 174.10

Comments

From RileyCook on Sat, Apr 04, 2015 at 13:41:31 from 73.52.134.194

So annoying when races are short and poorly organized! But congrats on the win!

From Bret on Sat, Apr 04, 2015 at 14:53:27 from 99.1.220.106

Congrats on the win Jason.

From Drew on Sat, Apr 04, 2015 at 15:49:12 from 24.92.19.68

I feel pretty strongly that race directors should certify any race of more than a couple hundred runners. Certainly, if you're using timing chips, the distance should be accurate.

I understand there are community and charity races where this wouldn't apply, but outside of that it just smacks of not taking the sport seriously.

Anyway, nice running on your part. At the very least, it was a great workout and practice for more organized competition.

From jtshad on Sat, Apr 04, 2015 at 17:57:01 from 69.20.183.178

Congrats on the win. Too bad about the organization of the race.

From Jake K on Sun, Apr 05, 2015 at 08:43:26 from 98.202.128.218

Nice win... silly course.

You need a 5K on the track!

From Jason D on Sun, Apr 05, 2015 at 11:48:03 from 68.80.27.222

Thanks all. Hoping to not embarrass myself next weekend after a light week this week.

I will only run a marathon if it is certified and the same now goes for the half. Shorter races are less crucial given that I generally use them as workouts. But I will sure complain about them!

I probably could have time trialed a better time on the track or even the tempo loop. Oh well. Onward and upward.

From Jake K on Sun, Apr 05, 2015 at 12:18:52 from 98.202.128.218

The Mid-Atlantic is a good place for open spring/summer track meets. They are the best... usually cost like $5 max and occasionally you'll find a 5000... like this...

http://www.uagtca.org/uagoutdoorinfo.asp

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