But hey, I was doing speed sessions again this summer and I managed to tick off over a minute back in January, when I wasn't doing speed work.
Should have known that ONLY doing speed sessions and no other running would not equal a PR.
But oh well.
I donned the WW uniform, charged up Tjom the Garmin and found a fellow speed session person at the start. We were both going for sub-30, so I was happy to have someone with whom to run.
As I just now realized I have my garmin set to only give distance alerts at mile intervals and NOT actually take laps, I have no idea what my mile splits were. My best guesses are around 9:30 for the first two miles and then about 12:00 for the last mile (or even slower ... UGH).
What happened, you ask?
Um, I hadn't really been running, duh!
Also, the cool air was quite deceiving ... although it felt nice just standing around, the dew point was still above 70*, so it makes running not a lot of fun. So, I cramped and burned in mile 3. I kept trying to tell myself I could keep going, and perhaps I could have if I had downed a coconut water that morning, but I didn't.
Oh well.
The race was still good, I still pushed myself and the pancakes afterwards were delicious. I got to see a few people from my speed session group, so that was nice. All in all, not bad for the last race where it will say "Kansas City" beside my name in the record books. Would rather it didn't say 32:08 for time, but whatever.
Also, I ended up with awesome hair and a free water bottle. Not as cool as the trail nerd coffee mug, but I'll take it:
I'm also realizing selfies just make it easier to notice the early-30s wrinkles that are appearing around my eyes. Sigh.
As I just now realized I have my garmin set to only give distance alerts at mile intervals and NOT actually take laps, I have no idea what my mile splits were. My best guesses are around 9:30 for the first two miles and then about 12:00 for the last mile (or even slower ... UGH).
What happened, you ask?
Um, I hadn't really been running, duh!
Also, the cool air was quite deceiving ... although it felt nice just standing around, the dew point was still above 70*, so it makes running not a lot of fun. So, I cramped and burned in mile 3. I kept trying to tell myself I could keep going, and perhaps I could have if I had downed a coconut water that morning, but I didn't.
Oh well.
The race was still good, I still pushed myself and the pancakes afterwards were delicious. I got to see a few people from my speed session group, so that was nice. All in all, not bad for the last race where it will say "Kansas City" beside my name in the record books. Would rather it didn't say 32:08 for time, but whatever.
Also, I ended up with awesome hair and a free water bottle. Not as cool as the trail nerd coffee mug, but I'll take it:
Well, no PR, but it looked like a fun way to say goodbye to Kansas City. Colorado will be fun: it has mountains!
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