WAAAAY back on June 10th, I participated in a 5k here in Falmouth that I had done before. This was an easy, flat course mostly along Vineyard Sound. I swore I would not do this race again because the pre-race stuff had been so over the top rah-rah Americana it seemed almost fake. But, the race fell on a weekend when I needed a run and had not done a 5k in a while, so I registered.
This year was far more subdued and pleasant. None of the fake local-level politicians wrapped up in their red, white and blue showed up to make my stomach turn.
Mrs had stayed home, so I was on my own with a point and shoot camera that I had dug out of the office desk drawer. I had pretty much given up on this little camera, but it served the purpose of documenting the event and is small enough to carry on a run. So, the little camera redeemed itself.
The run actually went quite well. I was using a 20-something coast guard kid as my pace guy. I kept him in front of me most of the race, but he petered out about 3/4 of a mile before the finish and I had to pass him. I did have an issue with the heat during the race, but it was not enough to keep me from giving it my all. I was able to come in 25th overall, and second in my age group with a time of 22:42. One of my friends from the Sunday running group I go to also ran and she had the same issues with heat. We both recovered quickly.
All in all a nice day, and it felt good to be back in a race again. I know I will never win one of these, but that's not really why I am there. It's about doing my best and feeling good before, during and after the run.
2 comments:
Way to go Barry. Just think if you had prepared. Really nice finish and you did pass the 20 something.
Oh, I was very prepared Patti. :) I still have my coach I started with last year.
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