Sunday was BEAUTIFUL! Sunny and 50F with just a slight breeze - much better than rain or even snow which we had last year when I ran this race. I was joined at the race by one of my running club teammates who planned to race with me! We got there early and were able to just hang out before starting our warm up.
My main goal was to pace my running club friend to a PR. I knew that she had a lot of speed in her and I knew this was a perfect course to push for a PR even if we just had run the half marathon last weekend. I promised her that I would not start too fast.
After a 2 mile warm up, we lined up at the start with a bunch of speedy runners. I recognized a few of them although I am sure they didn't recognize me. I was kind of nervous for this race because a 5k is so different from a half marathon. The amount of time that you "feel good" running at the pace is a lot shorter for a 5k than for a half.
Soon the horn sounded and we were off and running. Of course the pace felt fairly easy through the first mile. Then the pace started to feel a little bit uncomfortable as we headed into the turnaround.
Mile 1: 6:58
Mile 2: 6:49
Mile 3: 6:47
0.1: 6:27 pace
I loved the fact that this race was a looped turnaround, so that on the way back I began to see a lot of the other runners. I think some even recognized me because they said my name. I felt bad because I wasn't able to respond back or even see who they were because I was focused and also it was just a sea of pink!
As we headed towards the end of the second mile and into the third mile, I couldn't feel my running teammate on my heels any more. I knew she was close behind and I knew I had to keep pushing the pace even though my legs wanted to quit.
After two fairly moderate but annoying hills, I headed into the final straight away. I stopped looking at my watch and just pushed my legs faster and faster. Running to towards the finish was amazing because each side of the course was lined with people clapping and cheering.
Once the results were posted I was happy to see the official PR for me and my running teammate!
Two weekends. Two races. Two PRs!
Official Time: 21:12
18 comments:
nice !!love the photo with the water in the view....gorgeous
hooooooooooooller. i do an all-women's race in october every year and it's simply amazing. i love it.
congrats on the prs :D
I did a women's 10k and it was amazing. All the pink does something to the energy of the run.
Great PR! You are super fast.
Congrats on ANOTHER PR! Awesome! My first half was an all women event. Still my favourite race!
CONGRATS!!! :) Great pictures, seems like a very pretty course :)
i totally KNEW it!!!!!!!! you're feeling good and it's your GO time!!!!! btdubs maroon is soooooo a family member of pink!!!!! :)
J- congrats!!!!!! i love that you got faster and faster for each split. and that last picture with the background and you running is BEAUTIFUL!!!
I love womens run! Congrats on 2 PR's that rocks and wowsers you are rockin fast! Looks like a great day for a PR!
Great PRs! Congrats!
When I saw the title of your post, my first reaction was: "But J never wears pink!" Too funny.
Congrats to you BOTH on the awesome PRs. I can't imagine racing a 5K just a week post-HM!
CONGRATS!! That is so great! :) Sounds like a lovely race. I ran in a Breast cancer race on saturday too, and the only shirt I could find was a really light red shirt. It had a pink hue to it, but I was freaking out because I wanted more pink! LOL! Great job!
Congrats! you look so strong in the last photo. I've only run one all women race, I should do another : )
YAY!! Thank you thank you thank you for your awesome pacing. I really should run all these distances (in races) on my own to see if I could really keep the pace without you, haha. It was a really fun day, and definitely sweet getting new PRs a week after the half!
Wow! Awesome times. Congratulations!
Wow - two PRs - you + your friend and your two weekends in a row. Excellent!
I totally hear you on the comfortable pace thing. 5Ks are SO HARD because you are working hard the whole time.
DDDAAAnnnng girl look at those times!! I am hoping to get 1 mile at that pace in my track workout, ok you've inspired me :O)
wahoooo! another race pr! great job!
Great pace, you're so quick!! Congrats on the PRs!! Women's races always seem to be easier to do well in I think anyway. They just seem less nerve racking so you can focus on running hard instead of worrying as much.
Congrats on the PR!
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