On
February 25, I accomplished my goal of completing a 10K (6.2 miles) race. I
completed the Cowtown 10K in Fort Worth. I was truly surprised by my official
time, 1:11:00, an average pace of 11:26 minutes per mile. My pace is decreasing,
I haven’t done any speed work, I just want to finish. The stats for this race:
Ø 19 out of 39
for age group 49
Ø 106 out of 199
for age group 45-49
Ø 1377 out of
2360 females
Ø 2807 out of
4173 overall
The
bottom line, I finished among a large group of people. We ran several hills, so
glad we have hills to train on. I baby stepped the hills, while I saw others
either walk them or ran them full force, more power to them.
My
other goal I accomplished occurred on March 10, The Leaping Leprechaun 15K (9.3
miles) in McKinney. My official time was 1:44:41, an average pace of 11:15 per
mile. After viewing the posted results, I received the 3rd place
medal by default, the ladies that came in before me left before the official
results were posted. So the medals were given to the people that stayed around.
The stats for this race:
Ø 2 out of 3 for
age group 49
Ø 7 out of 9 for
age group 45-49
Ø 85 out of 98
females
Ø 173 out of 190
overall
This
morning didn’t start off to well, Friday night menstrual cramps kicked in. I
woke up Saturday morning in so much pain. I asked God to please allow me to
complete this race without vomiting. He granted my request, He allowed me to
make it home.
This
race had a lot of hills, I mean a lot. More hills than the Cowtown, I stopped
counting. It didn’t rain as forecasted, another prayer answered. My GPS
distance was inaccurate because it officially indicates I ran 11 miles.
Things
I have learned from these two races, don’t try to run with a partner because
your individual paces are different. Don’t plan races around your menstrual
cycle; check your calendar before paying for a race. Get a better GPS. Have
your own after race snacks, just in case the food is either gone or everyone is
allowed to pick through the food, yuck. I need to continue to practice running
with my fuel belt, the water bottles irritate my back after mile 5. And most
importantly I need to get pass the 4 mile “what the heck am I thinking” wall.
This thought pops in my head every time I run pass 4 miles.
My
next race, The Big D Texas Half Marathon, on April 15, 13.1 miles. No more
races under 6 miles for me.
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| 2012 Leaping Leprechaun 15K |
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| 2012 Cowtown 10K |
