Ran the "Frigid 5k" today down in Provo at Utah Lake. I am reluctant to call this a race, but in reality it was my bets today. The race put on by 26.2 and was not organized well. At 8:30am they just started doing registration. The race was supposed to start at 9:00am, but at 9:15am the pins finally came for bibs. It wasn't frigid other than it started raining and never stopped. I warmed up in a hail storm and then stripped down best I could. The course was not difficult, but because of the rain, and the puddles, and the fact that everyone was soaked in the first half mile, I think it was slow. They should have called it the "Soggy 5k".
I have been sore half the week, so the legs were dead, not to mention I haven't run much or run fast in a long time, and I wasn't sure what to expect. Surprisingly, I got into race mode, mentally, pretty quick, the problem was my body isn't even close to there yet. I just couldn't get going! I passed a couple of guys along the way, and started working on 4th and 3rd place. I pulled onto them, but as much as I tried I could not get my body to move to catch them. 4th place was a second ahead and 3rd was 4 seconds ahead. Oh well, I still won my age group, being fat and out of shape. After the awards they did a polar bear challenge where people were jumping into a hole in the ice. Not me! I was so wet already and had spent most of the time after the race at the hand dryers in the bathroom trying to dry off. I learned I have a very long way to go to be competitive again, and I think I gained a little more motivation to get there. I guess that made it worth it.
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