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Centerville Freedom 5k

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Location:

Bountiful,Ut,USA

Member Since:

Sep 22, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5k 18:44 4 July 2012 C-ville
10K 38:22 24 July 2012 DesNews
Half 1:22:30 18 Aug 2012 Hobble
Full 3:00:35 29 Sep 2012 Huntsville

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sign up for a race > 5k, run well.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep on running.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Trails Lifetime Miles:						551.40
Grass Lifetime Miles:						72.50
Pavement Lifetime Miles:						2225.20
Stroller Lifetime Miles:						438.80
Navy Crocs Lifetime Miles:						378.70
Nordic Track TM Lifetime Miles:						1015.77
Green Mirage 2 Lifetime Miles:						494.70
Orange Mirage 3 Lifetime Miles:						514.90
Glow In The Dark Mirage 3 Lifetime Miles:						461.25
Navy Blue Mirage Lifetime Miles:						216.90

Sat, Jul 02, 2011

Race: Centerville Freedom 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:20:03, Place overall: 33, Place in age division: 9

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
3.00	3.10	6.10

Race conditions were pretty good; no wind and somewhat cool. The narrow street start had the usual congestion, but things were manageable after the first bend. I didn't get out very fast, but I knew I'd overtake lots of the speedsters on the hill. I passed around 20 people on Parrish.

Splits: 6:51 (start and the only hills), 6:23, 6:26 + whatever

This was all I had today; I was within a hair-width of puking over the line. After the race I visited with Laputka for a while and tried out his clogs. They seemed pretty good; I'll be ordering a few pair. The winner came in at 15:40. I can't believe a 20 min 5k put me in 9th in my age division. I need to find a smaller race. I also found out they are canceling the trail 10k, so that sucks.

Pavement Miles: 6.10	Omni 9 Miles: 6.10

Comments

From JD on Sat, Jul 02, 2011 at 17:57:07 from 71.37.100.47

Nice job Kam! I looked for the brown church socks. It took me so long to finish though, I figured you were probably home, showered and fed already.

When was the trail 10k being held? And why did they cancel?

From Teena Marie on Sat, Jul 02, 2011 at 19:08:06 from 67.2.95.170

Nice job giving it everything!! :)

Congrats. :)

From Laputka on Sat, Jul 02, 2011 at 22:43:11 from 98.202.142.68

I'm glad you told me about this race, I thoroughly enjoyed it. This race is very well supported by the community and had an enthusiastic finish line. In fact, It was so well supported I think everyone knew each other and instantly spotted me as an interloper. That or the white Crocs or both. Speaking of of Crocs, the ones you tried today were "Beach XL". I think the only difference between Beach and Classic is the pattern on the top and Classics are ordered by single sizes, like 8-9-10-11 where Beach is L-XL etc. Search for an online coupon, you can always find at least free shiping or 10-15% off.

Those cinnamon rolls are KILLER!

From allie on Sun, Jul 03, 2011 at 01:03:07 from 24.10.191.18

great race, kam. nice job on maintaining a good pace through the hills and passing so many people. that's a very solid race.

+1 for crocs.

From Smooth on Sun, Jul 03, 2011 at 01:25:03 from 67.2.82.242

You did awesome! LOVE it when you got to puke pace and gave it all. Congratz! :)

From Kam on Sun, Jul 03, 2011 at 11:01:50 from 174.23.214.47

JD, the trails 10k was the weekend closest to 9-11. They had a loop course from Freedom Hills park south on BST. Cancellation due to low turnout.

Thanks for the comments and encouragement. You gotta love the FRB community.

From ReedRunner on Sun, Jul 03, 2011 at 11:17:37 from 63.226.103.173

Nice job Kam! Sounds like a good summer race to stay tuned up. Way to go.

From Andy on Sun, Jul 03, 2011 at 16:16:40 from 208.54.5.150

Nice job, Kam. I wish I wasn't too afraid to race right now. It would have been fun to run with you.

From Becky1 on Sun, Jul 03, 2011 at 19:59:47 from 76.23.13.133

Nice job. I have heard about this race, but never have done it. I am wondering about the crocs stuff I read here. What is the advantage of them?

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