Sunday, July 18, 2010

Race Report #2, well, you would too.

Dear Diary,

I know I did a 13.1 mile trail run yesterday, but I had to HAD TO sign up for this 10K today.  It was in the city, and it was flat, and the course was a bit boring, but I had an agenda.

Nearly five years ago, I did my first 10K.  I can't find those results anywhere, but I'm pretty sure my time was nearly 2 hours.  I remember giving up after the first 2 miles and walking most of the rest of the way.  I finished late, and alone, except for Baboo, who came looking for me and "ran" in with me.  For some reason 1:53 sticks in my head.  Since then, I've done 3 stand-alone 10K runs, including this one today.

Today, I wanted to see how my flat 10K run would be.

  1. I was tired.
  2. It was in the evening (7:00 pm) 
  3. We'd just driven back from Pagosa Springs, after sleeping badly on an unfamiliar hotel bed
  4. I'd just done a crap-hard 13.1 mile trail run.
  5. It was 99 degrees at the start, and slightly cooled off when some clouds rolled in, but not by much.
Why on early would I do a 10K today?
  1. There was free ice cream in the park after.  
  2. And pizza.  
Thus I present: The Chunky Monkey 10K, an annual event in Albuquerque.

So, I took off.  I saw a few familiar faces, and OH MY GOSH you know how hard it is to hold back?  To tell yourself "just wait...just wait...you'll pass her...don't blow out" and I did.  Baboo ran next to me (It was a recovery run or some such nonsense for MR. Thing, who ran 31 miles yesterday and had a badly blistered heel)

I finished, with a new PR: 1:06:34.  Then I had ice cream.  And pizza.  Then, the skies opened up and deluged, and we sprinted to the car, and headed home,

I'm pretty sure I'm going to sleep tonight.  :-b

So how was your weekend?

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8 comments:

  1. GREAT JOB!!! You are one tough woman and you PR'ed! Awesome! Keep up the fabulous work!

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  2. That is amazing! I can't believe you PR'd right after a grueling half! I totally get the running races for the food at the end thing, though. :) I find it easier to run toward pizza.

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  3. You rock, girl. Really inspired by ALL that you do both running & work-wise.

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  4. Any race that serves Chunky Monkey is totally worth doing, no matter the conditions. Congrats on your PR.

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  5. Speedy Mc Speederton. Stop that or you will be leaving me for dead on the trail.

    You were so fast I bet there was even ice cream left when you finished! So jealous!

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  6. It's a good sign when you can PR the day after a hard run. Congrats!

    I had a crappy 15 mile run in the heat and got blisters and chafing all over. Drat.
    But I kept running into friends and chatting about routes and races, so that was fun.

    I saw this video that made me think of you and your job. The speaker talks in detail about hypoglycemia and bad behavior and academic performance in children. http://darwinstable.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/nutrition-and-behavior/

    Cynthia

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  7. You're either hardcore or a little crazy :) ...a 10K the day after a trail 13.1!!?!
    Then, your bad ass self goes and PRs...awesome...I'll go with hardcore! :)

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  8. Anonymous8:10 PM

    You are a total rock star - that is an awesome PR, no matter what, and considering you did it AFTER a half-mary, that's insane!!!

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