Race report: Woodstock 5K, plus two other runs
It’s time to play catch-up on the blogging thing again. It’s hard to blog when internet access is limited. Such is life, I suppose. I will start with Thursday’s long run.
I set out fairly early on my 15-mile run; it was probably about 0710 CDT. It took me way longer to finish than it should have. It was warm, it was humid, and it was hilly, but … really, I should have done much, much better. I walked out the last mile, actually. It was a total, unmitigated failure.
15 miles, 2:48:09, 11:12.6/mile
After my failed effort and a shower, I headed out to have lunch with a friend from high school. We graduated together, and she was able to bring her kids along to join us for lunch. Unfortunately, her husband couldn’t be there; I had been looking forward to meeting him.
Dear Christina,
It was so great to see you again! Thanks for bringing along the kids; they were great. You have a lovely family. I look forward to meeting your husband sometime in the future.
Sincerely,
Darrell
With that crappy effort under my belt, I didn’t expect very much of myself in the Woodstock 5K. True, I didn’t necessarily expect to race all out, as I had done such a long run the day before. Ultimately, I did much better than I expected I would.
Time: 26:23
Age group: Men 30-34
Rank in age group: 20th of 35 runners
Rank in gender: 222nd of 470 runners
Overall rank: 268th of 856 runners
I enjoyed the race. The course was rather flat (at least as compared to other courses I’ve run), there were two water stations, and the Anniston Fire Department opened a hydrant to spray cool water on runners heading down the home stretch.
Sunday, I logged a recovery run that turned out to be much faster than I expected. I ran at Oxford Lake, where there is a 0.67-mile trail around the lake. The course was very flat, and I found myself running way faster than I realized, or than I should have.
5 miles, 45:35, 9:06.9/mile
Since I don’t have to run again until Tuesday, I can focus on getting some other things done. Hooray! … or something.
