34:44 (approx)
Lots of running, lots of walking, and lots of muscles I haven't used in a long long time are now quite angry with me!
I expected to run my 5km in 38:00 minutes because my training runs were usually just under 40:00 minutes and I figured I might be able to shave off a little with the adrenaline going.
I guess the 34:44 is because of the adrenaline, and the little kids on the side of the road yelling, "Vas-y, t'est capable!" and I didn't want them to think I was giving up.
I think you're supposed to stop to drink the little bit of water in the little cup that you pick up as you run by the water stations. I shunned that idea and instead grabbed my water, kept running, and promptly got water up my nose as I tried to drink it. Somewhat unpleasant, but it *did* make me run faster to get away from the likely snickering people who would have seen it happen!
All in all a difficult but fun experience. I would love to be able to run the 5km actually running the entire time. My race seemed to mostly be running fast, walking, running fast, walking, etc.
I didn't have a normal pace.
I'll learn!
posted by Mercenaria @ 12:26 PM
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4 Comments:
Good for you! Congrats!
It might be an idea to take it down to a brisk walk while drinking the water. A friend of mine used to take a few sips and dump the rest on his head.
:)
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Thanks! Brisk walk while drinking sounds like the intelligent way to do it. I probably wasn't hot enough to dump the rest on my head though, and seriously, in training runs I don't even bring water! I guess I was just curious about how I was going to manage it!
For anything under 15km I didn't bring water, but that may have to change in my old age. One of my old teachers who was a marathoner used to drive around his route the night before and leave water in covered coffee tins under bushes.
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LOL - that's just crazy! Before I go that far I would carry a camel pak on my back. It would slow me down but at least I could have the water whenever I wanted!
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