This was an evening race in Huntington Beach on the sand right on the shore. It was a small race in comparison to others I have run. I got there early and parking was easy, got my number and hung out till the start.
I knew right when I began running that this was not going to be fun. For some reason the sand, even though it was mostly packed, was really tough on my calves. They were hurting bad and did not seem to warm up like they usually do.
But I kept plugging along until the 2nd mile when my left foot went completely numb. Great! So I stopped and tried to retie my shoe to make it looser but that did not seem to help any. So I just kept going, trying to ignore it.
There was one lady that was with me the whole time, she was doing walk run intervals and everytime I caught up to her, she took off. Well me running the whole way began to get quite perturbed lol. So at the end of the race I kicked it and blasted past her so I could beat her in this race LOL. It is truly funny that no matter where your standing is in a race, there is always someone to compete with!
My time was a PR but not as well as I would have liked. I think if I was not in such pain and did not have a numb foot, I could have done better.
One of the women in our group placed 3rd in her age group (55-59) and she was thrilled so that was cute to see.
We got a tshirt and a shell necklace and some of us girls went out for well deserved Mexican food complete with Margaritas
Next up is either the Crime Prevention 5k in Los Alamitos or the Turkey Trot 10k in Dana Point or both
Thanks for reading!
Robin
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Monday, September 3, 2007
Rancho Santa Margarita
Hi all!
Well I did it
Here are the details. Woke up to a messed up stomach and unsure whether it was nervousness or the fajitas I had last night Anyway I will spare you the details but I was in the restroom alot!! On one of my lovely restroom stops at a gas station I made a wrong turn and went about 5 miles out of the way and had to find my way back lol.
I finally met up with the girls I was running with and we made our way to the start. There was just a little red line to identify the start.
Mile 1 was an uphill grade for about the whole mile, what a way to warm up! My legs felt terrible but my stomach was ok thank God. I did not hear the guy call the time on the first mile.
Mile 2 - We turned a corner and there was a blessed downhill grade and shade!!! I put on Eminem and rocked out. This was the mile that felt the best. The guy called out 30.25 at 2 miles. I was a bit disappointed cause I really wanted to to get under 45 min.
Mile 3 I was just plugging along, trying to keep positive, getting tired but hanging in there.
At the finish I entered the wrong chute and had to jump over 2 ropes to get in the right place. Then I was behind a guy with a stroller and 3 girls that kept dropping their water bottles! I am not sure what time they got but I had 48 min for 3.29 miles according to my garmin.
Not the under 45 I wanted but this race was a success for 2 reasons:
1) I was not freaked out about racing this morning at all. Normally I have bad dreams and can barely breathe for the nervousness of it all.
2) I did not let one negative thought enter my head. I stayed focused and for the first time I ran the whole thing w/o stopping.
So I consider it a definite success. I feel like my mind is finally in the place to let my body improve and that is a very good thing.
As I was running into the finish some of the girls were screaming my name, cheering me in. That was awesome!
Well I did it
Here are the details. Woke up to a messed up stomach and unsure whether it was nervousness or the fajitas I had last night Anyway I will spare you the details but I was in the restroom alot!! On one of my lovely restroom stops at a gas station I made a wrong turn and went about 5 miles out of the way and had to find my way back lol.
I finally met up with the girls I was running with and we made our way to the start. There was just a little red line to identify the start.
Mile 1 was an uphill grade for about the whole mile, what a way to warm up! My legs felt terrible but my stomach was ok thank God. I did not hear the guy call the time on the first mile.
Mile 2 - We turned a corner and there was a blessed downhill grade and shade!!! I put on Eminem and rocked out. This was the mile that felt the best. The guy called out 30.25 at 2 miles. I was a bit disappointed cause I really wanted to to get under 45 min.
Mile 3 I was just plugging along, trying to keep positive, getting tired but hanging in there.
At the finish I entered the wrong chute and had to jump over 2 ropes to get in the right place. Then I was behind a guy with a stroller and 3 girls that kept dropping their water bottles! I am not sure what time they got but I had 48 min for 3.29 miles according to my garmin.
Not the under 45 I wanted but this race was a success for 2 reasons:
1) I was not freaked out about racing this morning at all. Normally I have bad dreams and can barely breathe for the nervousness of it all.
2) I did not let one negative thought enter my head. I stayed focused and for the first time I ran the whole thing w/o stopping.
So I consider it a definite success. I feel like my mind is finally in the place to let my body improve and that is a very good thing.
As I was running into the finish some of the girls were screaming my name, cheering me in. That was awesome!
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