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Exhaustion… and the next 5K

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I just napped from 4:15 to about 7:45. Interesting choice for a Sunday, but so necessary.

This is called “getting your game face on.” Pretty sure Jake Locker does this before every Husky game.

I may be doing another 5K next weekend: Neighborhood Health’s Pumpkin Push at Seward Park. Mom and Don were going to do the Running Scared 5K at Seward Park on Halloween morning (Sunday), which I had to bow out of due to the fact that I will be vigorously celebrating Halloween Saturday night, but the Pumpkin Push is Saturday morning, so there’s really no excuse.

Plus, this one benefits Neighborhood Health, which provides health care to uninsured, homeless, immigrant and low-income people in Seattle. It would kind of be a jerk move not to participate.

Also, my friend Aaron is running in it. Also, I could probably break 30 min. Also, I could get another cool t-shirt.

OK, I’m doing it.

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Official time!

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I did better than I thought!

Time: 30:26
Pace: 9:48

389th place (of 1,205 overall)
163rd place (of 743 females)
68th place (of 222 females age 20-29)

I’m happy that:

  • I was only 27 seconds off my goal time
  • My pace was under 10 minutes/mile
  • I finished before the end of the that Linkin Park song and didn’t have to finish Australian rap-style

I think if I can just increase my endurance so I don’t have to walk at all, I can easily break 30 next time. And if the next race has a flatter course (this one had three or four good inclines that left me huffing and puffing), it shouldn’t be a problem.

So tired now. Nap time!

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Dawg Dash done!

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The rain magically cleared up for the awesome 5K/10K race at my alma mater! The sun even came out right after I finished. Now it’s dumping again, Noah’s ark style.

The clock said 31:25 as I crossed the finish line, but my time was prob more like 31:10 since I started near the mid/end of the pack with the 10/11 minute pacers. All I know is that I finished before the end of Linkin Park!

Had to walk briefly about four times after some hills, but I’m happy I finished and beat my Oktoberfest time. There’s always the next one : )