Mistletoe Run 1/2 Marathon Race Report
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turnonmyheels13.1 miles in
2 hours
42 minutes
10 seconds
2038 calories burned
Average Heart Rate: 174
Max: 182
I was already at 150 before the canon even fired I was so ready to run!
According to my heart rate monitor, actual race results have not been posted yet. That's 12:36 minutes/mile. Off my pace BUT WHO CARES? I walked up a very short, steep hill about ... 15 yards. I walked two other moderate hills about 15 yards a piece. Other than that, I ran every step. I even checked on a couple of people who looked like they were injured [not hurt, just hurting] and thanked all the policemen for directing traffic and waved at all the cheerers.
It was supposed to start at 8:15. It was about 38 degrees, so I didn't run with my leg warmers, hat, or gloves. It didn't start until 8:45. I had already checked all my gear so I just about froze until we started. I had my mom drive me down and drop me off, she went off and Christmas shopped, then picked me up when it was finished. I wore my medal to CostCo! I think she was embarrassed. But I am not. I doubt I take the medal off all freaking day. Told mom I was gonna wear it every day for six months. Heh.
So we finally started. The first mile was awful. The second mile was a little better. We hit 3 miles and I was about 2 minutes off my pace [I never got that time back btw] by mile 3 it was no longer awful. I was warm, sweating a bit, in my groove and chilling with my playlist cleverly entitled RUN BITCH RUN. Mile 4 was amazing. Mile 5 was just as awesome. By mile six, I was like I'mma do me a marathon next. And then I hit mile 7 and the non-existent arch in my foot got a cramp. It was still there in mile 8 and I was getting frustrated. Then I hit mile 9 and that first hill hit me right as I was getting pissed off with the woman in front of me.
You see, her husband and child were riding a tandem bicycle beside her. They rode beside me for a while and I couldn't stand the feeling of them being that close to me. Then I wanted to pass and they were in the way. I finally slowed down in mile 12 enough for her to get ahead of me and get that damn bike out of my way. But I'm ahead of myself.
At a little over mile 10 [to make up for that short hill you know] I kept saying holy shit! This is the farthest I've ever gone before and I feel great and there's only a 5k left \o/ My foot started feeling better, though my tendinitis flared in my right knee right about the same time. So I still finished the race in pain BUT I finished!
And it was awesome! And that mile 12 - 13? TOOK A YEAR. It would have been as bad as mile 1 except I was flying from the runner's high.
AWESOME race schwag:
Dry-fit shirt, STICKER OMG, the entire reason I did this!, and medal, and some socks.
Medal up close. This race was a fund raiser for childhood obesity prevention programs in this area. There was a 1 mile walk/fun run as well as a 5k. There were around 2000 participants
AND
ETA
Official Results:
Placed 1055 out of 1107
Time: 2:41:35
Mile/Minute: 12:20
2 hours
42 minutes
10 seconds
2038 calories burned
Average Heart Rate: 174
Max: 182
I was already at 150 before the canon even fired I was so ready to run!
According to my heart rate monitor, actual race results have not been posted yet. That's 12:36 minutes/mile. Off my pace BUT WHO CARES? I walked up a very short, steep hill about ... 15 yards. I walked two other moderate hills about 15 yards a piece. Other than that, I ran every step. I even checked on a couple of people who looked like they were injured [not hurt, just hurting] and thanked all the policemen for directing traffic and waved at all the cheerers.
It was supposed to start at 8:15. It was about 38 degrees, so I didn't run with my leg warmers, hat, or gloves. It didn't start until 8:45. I had already checked all my gear so I just about froze until we started. I had my mom drive me down and drop me off, she went off and Christmas shopped, then picked me up when it was finished. I wore my medal to CostCo! I think she was embarrassed. But I am not. I doubt I take the medal off all freaking day. Told mom I was gonna wear it every day for six months. Heh.
So we finally started. The first mile was awful. The second mile was a little better. We hit 3 miles and I was about 2 minutes off my pace [I never got that time back btw] by mile 3 it was no longer awful. I was warm, sweating a bit, in my groove and chilling with my playlist cleverly entitled RUN BITCH RUN. Mile 4 was amazing. Mile 5 was just as awesome. By mile six, I was like I'mma do me a marathon next. And then I hit mile 7 and the non-existent arch in my foot got a cramp. It was still there in mile 8 and I was getting frustrated. Then I hit mile 9 and that first hill hit me right as I was getting pissed off with the woman in front of me.
You see, her husband and child were riding a tandem bicycle beside her. They rode beside me for a while and I couldn't stand the feeling of them being that close to me. Then I wanted to pass and they were in the way. I finally slowed down in mile 12 enough for her to get ahead of me and get that damn bike out of my way. But I'm ahead of myself.
At a little over mile 10 [to make up for that short hill you know] I kept saying holy shit! This is the farthest I've ever gone before and I feel great and there's only a 5k left \o/ My foot started feeling better, though my tendinitis flared in my right knee right about the same time. So I still finished the race in pain BUT I finished!
And it was awesome! And that mile 12 - 13? TOOK A YEAR. It would have been as bad as mile 1 except I was flying from the runner's high.
AWESOME race schwag:
Dry-fit shirt, STICKER OMG, the entire reason I did this!, and medal, and some socks.
Medal up close. This race was a fund raiser for childhood obesity prevention programs in this area. There was a 1 mile walk/fun run as well as a 5k. There were around 2000 participants
AND
ETA
Official Results:
Placed 1055 out of 1107
Time: 2:41:35
Mile/Minute: 12:20
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Date: 2011-12-04 02:36 pm (UTC)also, ME TOO OMG
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Date: 2011-12-04 06:03 pm (UTC)Hey, if you want I'll trade you Rothlisberger? I didn't realize you were down to Tebo, but I just saw he's 5-1 as a starter so maybe keep him?
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Date: 2011-12-04 03:53 pm (UTC)Huggs
Rickford
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Date: 2011-12-04 06:03 pm (UTC)I'm looking forward to seeing you both!
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Date: 2011-12-06 01:22 am (UTC)Next time? I'm going to run for speed and try to shave about 30 minutes off my time.
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Date: 2011-12-06 04:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-06 04:43 pm (UTC)I've got a plan. [plans are tres importante]. P90x 1/1/12-3/31/12 then start training for a marathon I've found in May. The extra muscle mass should improve my overall fitness level and give me the muscle I'll need to be both faster and able to run longer.
We'll see how it goes ;-)