9:00am Run4US 5k
I don't know what I was thinkin' trying to PR on this course! There was a wicked hill in the second mile that took us to the highest point in the park, of course we also got to run down the other side, but that never seems to balance things out. Shooting for 19 minutes, I started out a little slow with a 6:17 mile and then tried to pick it up from there not fully knowing what was to come. I knew there was a hill, but it was much, much smaller in my mind. There were only 7 runners up ahead of me and my lungs were burning up as I passed a few of them going up the hill. On the down side of that climb I also caught and passed the number 4 guy who I traded places with off and on through the last mile. In the end I just couldn't hang on and he ended up gaining about 20 seconds on me. Most of the course was on dirt trail and paved path around Woughop Lake in Steilacoom Park except for the final stretch that was on freshly cut grass. The surface looked smooth and flat across the top, but underneath it was uneven and pretty lumpy. I managed to pull out a wobbly 5:50 kick for the last .1 and felt pretty good about it. Paul and John ran this with me and Lois took lots of pictures so I'll add some to this report later.
While it wasn't even close to the PR I wanted, I'm very happy with the time and I'll be ready for that sub19 at the FSRC Turkey Trot this year!
Distance Split pace
1.00 6:17
2.00 6:41
3.00 6:27
3.13 5:49
Kym did the 10k finishing more than 6 minutes ahead of her expected time and looking good at the end! 1:05:16 I am so proud of her! She is going to rock next Saturday in the Tacoma Narrows Half Marathon.
My grandson Jamie who just turned 5 did the 1k fun run(his first race ever) at 11:30am and didn't walk a step of it! There was probably 100 kids crowded in at the start line and he busted out in a sprint for the first 50 yards or so. I ran along side of him and had to keep telling him to slow down. He was so excited! (I have to admit I was excited too; I planned on timing his run just for fun and I completely forgot about it until we finished.). I finally got him to slow down a little even though he didn't like the idea of other kids passing him. I told him it was ok because we'd be passing them as soon as they all got tired out from running too fast. Sure enough, about half way through we started passing some of the kids that had ripped by us earlier. We were sure to tell them all good job and encourage them as we passed by and after each pass he would look up at me and say "we're winning" with a big grin on his face! At about 3/4 of the way through he got really tired and grabbed my hand for support, but he kept running and saying good job to the other kids. Once we turned the last corner and he could see the finish line he let go of my hand and ran as hard as he could to the end with a huge smile on his face.
Getting laced up.
Off to a fast start...
Coming down the finish chute he spotted Lois with the camera.
Look at the joy on that face! That's how I feel on the inside when I run, but I never look that cute on the outside.
He's a winner!
Calling mom at work to tell her all about the race.
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