Posts Tagged ‘10 Mile Race’

Since You've Been Gone

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

*Brushes off the dust, removes the cobwebs*

*sigh*
Sorry for the aweful song choice, but sadly it FITS. I actually wanted to find a song from The Who in honor of the Super Bowl, but while I do have blue eyes, this isn’t a very introspective post and I don’t know anyone named Baba O’Reilly.

So, even though it’s a month into the new decade, here’s a recap of the past year and what I’ve been up to since my last post ages ago.

2009 Summary:
Miles: 1269
Hours: 196:46:25 (about 8 days)

3 Marathons: 4:00:36 PR
1 Half-Marathon: 1:55:49.04 PR
1 10 Mile Race: 1:32:25.82 PR
1 10k: 49:55.2 PR
1 8k as part of the two day Blackbeard Challenge with my PR OBX Marathon: 47:23 PR, 15/64 finish in challenge
6 5ks: 21:04 PR
1 Mile Race (after a 5k): 6:12
1 Bourbon Chase with 12/151 overall finish, 4th/80 in age graded division
1 Speed Session ending with a 6:10 Mile time PR

I had a fantastic year in running. I never thought I would get into running as mush as I have, but I’m really loving it. I ran a ton of races and never quit running for more than a few weeks (December after the Huntsville marathon).

Quick Summary of my fall races:
Bourbon Chase:
Most fun that I’ve had running. It was a fantastic experienc being part of a team and being competitive was great fun as well. Spending an overnight in a van, cheering on fellow teammates, running 3 times including one at 4:30am, celebrating with the team aftwards. Great fun, and I’m looking forward to doing it again!

OBX Marathon:
PR’d with my goal time of 4:00! It was a great course with a pain in the ass bridge to run up and it was awesome to race at a place where I’ve vacationed for years. I also loved running the 8k on Sat. and Marathon on Sunday for the Blackbeard’s Challenge. Only downside was the leg cramps I had around mile 23. Ugh.

5ks: Habitrot, Rudolph Red Nose Run, Run for Mercy
PR in Habitrot to impress the parents and kick-off a nice Thanksgiving. Age group award (that I missed out on) and fun and freezing Rudolph run. Competing with a final sprint for an Age group award (my first!) and running with friends for an awesome race that was directed by Melanie for the Run for Mercy.

Rocket City Marathon
The most fun I’ve had running a marathon. Rode with Amy to and from Huntsville that day. Ran with both Amy and Melanie (and also another friend Cheryl) most of the way at a nice enjoyable pace. Finished with  Melanie who had a fierce sprint for the last quarter mile! It was great to run with friends and enjoy the race (my second marathon in about a month). I also completed my goal of running the whole thing w/o walking!
Plus, had a fantastic cheesburger and milkshake on the way home.

So there you have it. That’s what running I’ve been up to *insert bad some title here*

Stay tuned for my plans for 2010.

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Marathon Report, Training, race report, running | 2 Comments »

Blister in the Sun: RC Cola & Moon Pie 10 Miler Race Report

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Ah, Middle TN in the Summer, in the middle of a heat wave. There’s nothing like 95+ degree highs that feel like 105 and lows ranging from a cool 70 to 75 degrees.

And there’s nothing like running a race (and running in general) in this weather. The RCCMP Race took place in a small town called Bell Buckle as part of the RC Cola & Moon Pie Festival, which meant I got to wake up at 5 in order to get there on time.

I arrived in plenty of time, got my number and tshirt and headed back to the car to drop off my shirt. But due to too many trips back and forth to the car, porta-pottys….

…as I was returning to the race area, I hear the gun go off. I was late. I ended up following some others and ran against the grain to the start. The director gave us a warning of not going through the start line in reverse with our chips…

Crap, I forgot to get my chip. Oh well.

So my first 10 mile race technically doesn’t count, but I was happy with my time anyways. I had my Garmin, so it didn’t really matter. I started behind the group, ran too fast to catch up and then sunk into a 9 mile pace. The first 2 miles were killer. Recently, I haven’t been really warmed up until around mile 4-5 and these first 2 were down a long, hot road. I think the temp was probably 80 degrees too.

I kept the good pace up and ran up all of the hills that a lot of people were walking, including a nice and steep hill around mile 4-5. Along the hill, I passed Europe Bound Melanie, had a nice, short conversation and was on my way.

The rest of the race went better. There were more areas of shade and a nice farmer who had a hose spraying for us. I kept dumping water on my head to keep cool and kept a bottle on me as well. I caught up to Amy (aka Chatty McChatterson) for the last couple miles, and we had a nice talk that helped those mile go fast. I had a nice finish, but not my best. In fact, Amy ended up smoking me to the finish. I was really hot and tired.

The finish area had some nice rewards for our suffering: RC Cola and Moon Pies of course, chicken biscuits, popcicles and fruit.  Great way to recover! I stood in the shade, trying to cool down and stop dripping with sweat and enjoyed the food. I left, with Moon Pies and Cola in hand, satisfied with the race:

Unofficial finish:
1:32:25
316/1000?
Age: 25/52

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in race report, running | 1 Comment »