I originally didn't plan on racing this but eh what the hell. I need to get used to running in this soup-like weather. One other guy from my company started with the elites and turns out he is really freakin' fast! He finished in the top 5 OVERALL! In any event, ran into Sempre Libera at the starting line. Me, in my lime/flurescent green company shirt...she in the bright orange...so together it was a pumpkin and a vine:-p I also did some alterations to my cotton shirt as you can see:)
So the race...HAZY, HOT AND HUMID took its toll on me in the second half. I started out well enough with what I think was just a notch below 7 mins for the first mile (didn't get my splits but I think I saw the clock). However, I should have known there would be trouble with a capital "T" when I felt pretty crappy by the 102nd transverse. My shirt was drenched in sweat and I could already feel my body screaming at me for running hard. But I'll be damned, I was not letting the orange shirt of SL get away! I knew if I could keep up that I'd put up a good time. Crossing the transverse things started to really go downhill. You know how you get those thoughts of "why am I doing this?" Yeah, that started up coming to the east side. Not good when you know there is still half a race left!
I kept hauling a$$ up the east side and keeping the orange within my sights. Another sign of the
I didn't hit that elusive sub 7 club but hey it gives me something more to go after in July. My plan is to race a 5K 4th of July weekend...and see if I can knock down that wall and join the sub 7 club. I'm sick of knocking on this door!
Oh and happy 3 year work anniversary to me!