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I got to RACE!!!

I hadn't raced since Drumstick Dash.  I know, you're saying...that's the end of November, what's the problem?!?!?  But I am used to racing much more often.  Today I ran the Corktown Races 5K in Detroit.

It was COLD this morning.  Maybe not as bad as yesterday, but maybe...the first mile of warmup was sooooo cold, especially since I decided to warm up in what I was racing in...so no jacket, no second pair of gloves, no long tights (stuck with capris).  Picture with Kristy before I headed out for warmup.

My fingers were frozen.  But by the time I finished the second set of striders in the second mile I was ok.  I was fine when I finished warmup.  Then it was a bit longer than ideal in the corral before the race started.  I started near the front of wave 3 (green) and still felt like I was starting with some people who didn't look like they were ready to race.  Some were supposed to be in wave 4 (white) and were starting at the front of green...boo.  I took off pretty hard.  Once we got to the brick road areas I stayed in the middle of the road where it was asphalt to be a bit easier.  The second mile included shade (cold), wind, a water station (I didn't stop), the turn loop, and people stopping in front of me/bobbing and weaving.  It was slower (pretty considerably if the Garmin was right).  The third mile was fine and I picked it up hard at the end.  When I stopped my watch the time was 32:01.7 - just a bit over what I was looking for.  But I also know I'm pretty conservative with where I stop the watch relative to the timing mats, so I went and checked official results - 31:57!  PR!!!  Yay!


https://results.chronotrack.com/event/results/event/event-26945?&lc=en

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  1. Trena RoudebushMarch 13, 2017 at 7:58 AM

    Whoop whoop! Congrats on the PR... and for not shoving anyone out of your way. ;)

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