I had one goal today. To PR that course.
I pretty much knew that making that goal was in the bag, but just how much of a PR could I pull out on that course?
Last year was my worst time EVER for a 5K, and it was especially brutal because just a month prior to that I had PR'd at Bellaire at 32:58. My time on this course for this race last year was an embarrassing 37:17 considering what I had done previous in a 5K distance.
The course has about 7 turns and then you have those 2 'hills' late in the course, coupled with the excruciating heat last year and well I ended up with that horrible time.
This year I PR'd the course in the fashion I intended. 30:53 was my time. Thats about a 6:30 course PR for goodness sake! I did what I set out to do and then some. I couldnt be happier with my effort today. It was um... 'cooler' if thats what you want to call it; the humidity was high but at least the sun wasnt beating down on us like last year.
I dont have splits since the first half of the course is in downtown and my signal kept going in and out. I know that at the 1 mile marker I looked at my watch and it showed 9:15; after that I didnt even look...
Congrats to Sean Wade who took 1st overall for 2 years in a row (if not more, but I remember him winning last year as it was the first time I had ever even heard of Sean Wade)...I think he finished in something like 15:04 or something 'astro'-nomical like that...
And congrats to NeeNee who ran her first 5K ever today after only running for maybe like a little over a month!! Way to go girlie!!
OK I need a shower like nobody's business...Next up is the Heights Fun Run next Saturday where hopefully a PR and a sub 30 awaits me...
10 comments:
Great job, June! You kicked that course in the butt! Let's hope for good weather next weekend too!
Margo
Impressive run!
Sub-30 minute 5k is knocking at your door... will you answer it ALREADY!
Bill
Bill I had only one door I wanted to open today and I did that in a big way. Next weekend I am gunning for the other door indeed...
Excellent work on your PR! That's an impressive gain from last year's time!
Oops! I meant my last comment in the MOST postive way, as in:
'YOU CAN DO IT'
Without a doubt, superb run this morning!
Sorry?
WAY TO GO JULY! Believe those KW workouts are kicking in :-)
Margo needs a blog because she kicked tail big time too!
Next weekend works really great...there will be loads o Striders at the Heights 5k then you can trash talk to exhaustion with a Shiner in each hand at the picnic. Woo Hoo!
Steeeve
Hi June! Nice to see you again, albeit (is that a real word?) ever so briefly!
Great job June...you made PRing look super easy! I think I feel a sub-30 coming on next weekend!
June, you've piqued my interest with the Heights Run next weekend. If I come, can I run with you for as long as I can hang on?
It's good to see the proper spelling and use of the word "piqued."
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