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Oakhurst Art Run 5K

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Member Since:

Feb 19, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

2:43 Marathon

1:17:45 Half Marathon

59:09 10 miles

17:15 5k

Still Running (again) after all these years

Short-Term Running Goals:

get back to it and not be a fat blob

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running my whole life

Personal:

Married 21 years- - two kids - 18 year old boy and  15 year old girl

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Race: Oakhurst Art Run 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:17:15, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.250.003.100.0013.35

My neighborhood 5K was this morning.  It was to kick of our arts festival.  I haven't done this one since 2003 or 2004, when I was happy to run a 22:something.  These races get like 150-200 people and there isn't too much competition, but there is always a guy cherry picking for the win.  So usually somebody gets right around 16:30-17:30 for the win.  I just wanted to get in some speed work and racing so I didn't get too uptight about it.  I just lined up in the front row.  Of course we started 10 or so minutes late, which messed up my warmup. 

I started in 3rd place but I picked off one guy in the first mile on a BIG steep uphill.  He fell off pretty quickly and I didn't hear his feet slapping at all or cheering behind me.  So from there, I just chased the leader.  He was faster.  I made up a few feet on some of the hills, but he had faster turnover and gapped me even more in the last mile.  I finished pretty well redlined, which is good.  Actually, I was pretty well redlined from the start.  I'm a lot happier with this race than the last two I've done. I'm not sure if it is me or the conditions but I don't care.  I'm very happy and surprised with this result.  My hamstring didn't give me any trouble at all - yea!

I was about 20 sec behind the first place guy.  I am tired of finishing in 2nd, but I just need to get faster. 

mile 1 - 5:34

mile 2 and 3- ?  I didn't want to take the time to focus on the watch

finish 17:15 - A 16 second PR!!!  It is great to run in cool weather with low humidity. 

ave pace 5:34 (I can't believe I didn't slow at all. I did map the run on mapmyrun and it comes out right, so it wasn't short - yea!)

 

 

 


Weight: 139.00
Comments
From DonGardinero on Sat, Oct 09, 2010 at 13:32:06 from 75.162.176.42

Congrats on the PR, 2nd overall and 1st in your AG!!! Wow, you did awesome!!! I was wondering how your race went a while ago as I was spectating at the Layton Mararthon.

From Tom Slick on Sat, Oct 09, 2010 at 14:11:45 from 69.171.160.158

Way to go TimP......You are so dang fast for not training. I see you've only got in about 73 miles this week, whats wrong?

From timp on Sat, Oct 09, 2010 at 14:16:15 from 68.164.215.42

thanks Dale - how was the marathon? Some fast dudes and ladies?

yo Slick - I'm tryin - maybe next week I can slam in some more miles. My legs are FRIED. I think that is a good sign.

From DonGardinero on Sat, Oct 09, 2010 at 14:40:10 from 75.162.176.42

Tim...I got to the marathon later than I had hoped, around the 3:45 mark. There weren't too many people coming in. Saw a few people collapse after finishing. They really should have had people there to catch them before they fell. I also saw a lady throwing up after finishing. She was in really bad shape. Stumbling and disoriented. At least there were some people helping her.

From timp on Sat, Oct 09, 2010 at 21:55:09 from 68.164.215.42

dang - was it the heat again? that's scary

From Teena Marie on Sat, Oct 09, 2010 at 21:55:39 from 174.23.122.157

DANG!!!!!!

What a freakin' stud!!!!

A HUGE congrats on your PR. That is awesome!!! I am so happy for you. :)

You have come a long way in a handful of years!

VERY VERY VERY COOL!!!! :) :) :)

From timp on Sat, Oct 09, 2010 at 21:56:52 from 68.164.215.42

thanks Teena - I'm pretty stoked by it - not to mention surprised.

From Teena Marie on Sat, Oct 09, 2010 at 22:01:30 from 174.23.122.157

As you should be!!! (Stoked that is ... not surprised!!!)

You rocked their world today!

From DonGardinero on Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 00:28:53 from 75.162.176.42

Tim...It was a perfect day for a marathon, the temps were cool and the sky was overcast. I just think they pushed themselves to hard.

From Smooth on Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 13:27:02 from 67.41.235.104

WOW! Tim!!! CONGRATZ on the PR!!! I am not surprised you had such an AWESOME performance! You are a talented runner and given the right condition and someone to race with, you can really slam it down! 17:15!!! WOW! So stinkin' FAST!!!! :) :) :) :) VERY HAPPY for you!

From timp on Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 14:35:38 from 136.182.2.25

thanks a lot Smooth!! I'm just hoping I can have another good day on the 30th.

From fly on the Wall on Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 19:59:07 from 204.113.19.47

Congratulations! Sounds like a great effort.

If you don't get faster, you could always resort to taking a short cut ;) I've seen it work :)

From timp on Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 20:15:20 from 136.182.2.25

thanks Fly- you know I just might need to try it.

Funny - I took a wrong turn in my marathon a couple years ago. It sounds just like what you did. Mile 23 or so on a double loop course. It didn't cost me a place at least.

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