5K this morning. I overslept. Woke up 40 min late, threw on my clothes and was out the door in 3 minutes! Never been to this destination, directions were on the computer and it was taking too long to wake up so I decided to wing it. Luckily, I got within a couple miles and found cars that were following the one in front. Figured it was safe and fell in line. Got there in plenty of time.
Oh as a preface to the race, this week of relaxation and good nights sleep to prime for the race didn't happen. I pulled two all nighters 75 miles south in the Keys holding very sick pilot whales. One night I was in the water for about 9 hrs total, the second night about 2.5. Yesterday I had a pool party. Add in all the time cleaning (dust getting kicked up. ugh. allergies) and preparing, left me tired and wondering why the heck I was even thinking of running this morning.
But, I am frugal and couldn't see my $20 entry fee not being used.. so I decided to run. I chose to run in my NB Minimus shoes over my VFFs. If the race was on grass, it would be a no brainer to go with the VFFs, but I haven't been doing much training on asphalt and didn't want to risk an injury. My feet didn't like me. LOL
I started off pretty good, taking about a minute to reach the start line, easy pace, but quickly ran out of steam. I was breathing hard and I felt like jello. The first mile was 12:39. Not bad when taking into consideration the minute difference. Mile two was at 25:+change. Ok. Doable. I can come in under 40:00 (my goal). I walked a lot- probably a mile in total. Just couldn't get going and struggled most of the way. When we got down to 2/10 ths left, I decided to pull off the shoes. FREEDOM! My feet thanked me and I felt like I had wings! Made a late charge, and sprinted through the final shoot barefoot! I loved it. Should have taken those dang things off earlier.
My friend who finished 15 min earlier was there. Thank God! I didn't know if I wanted to throw up or pass out. She handed me a water which I dumped some on my head before reaching for a sip. The local fire dept. had a firehose for after the race cool down and I stood under the gushing water for a few seconds. I was way overheated, probably dehydrated and just plain whooped!
Final time 40:49, not adjusted. Drat. So close, yet so far away..
(looking at the website for results...)
YES!!! YES!! YES!!!! Net time (adjusted) 39:58!!!! WHOOO HOOOO!!!! YES!!! That sprint at the end clinched it!!
(nice blister on the top of my left pinkie toe... proof I should be running in VFFs or barefoot
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