It was a lot of fun. Several people I know were there racing or helping with the race. I didn't realize how much I have missed the races. I love to run, but the most fun is all the energy and camaraderie at a races. It is really hard to explain. This is the first race I have ran in over a year. Now I am itching to sign up for more! Maybe once a month? The trouble is trying to find them in my area and not on a Sunday. Most races are on Sundays and I refuse to do that, oh well, the sacrifices we make.
I was really proud of myself this time! This was the fasted 5K I have ever ran! My typical 5K is 30-34 minutes, depending on many factors. I finished this race in 27 minutes and 14 seconds!!! My last 5K over a year ago was a little over 32 minutes! I shaved 5 minutes off my time! Yahoo!
So my official results are; I finished 3rd in my age category (30-34 year old females). I finished in 28th place out of a total of 67 racers (I'm above the half!) and my average pace was a 8:46 minute mile!
Running towards the finish line. Nathan and the kids came to cheer me on, that meant a lot to me!
Crossing the finish line, you can see me 27:14 time on the clock. And a tiny peek of Tatiana's cuteness in the bottom right corner.
After the race with my 3rd place medal and t-shirt. Off to shower!
You can go here http://www.goodrace.com/ to see the official race results. I copy and pasted my line for you here though.
Place No. Name Age Div/Tot Div City St Time Pace
28 913 Satina Tolman 33 3/6 F30-34 Albany OR 27:14 8:46
Now I am recovering from my leg procedure I had done this morning. I had a "touch up" done to my leg called sclerotherapy. They did the surgery back in May and there has been one section of my leg that has been actually worse and hurting a lot. They have been wanting to do this touch-up for some time, but I put it off because of all our traveling this summer, then the insurance has been slow to approve it and I finally got it done this morning. It hurt really bad! It still hurts, it is all wrapped up and I am suppose to take it easy for two weeks. That means no running. AHG!
I might as well give you my RUNNING UPDATE now since I won't be able to run anymore for the month of September. (Yes, play a tiny violin for me please.)
September total: 45.19 miles
Year to Date total: 301.7 miles
I reached 300!!!! Yeah!!!! Only 198.3 miles to go....I better get going! Wait, have to wait on this stinkin' leg...patience, patience....breath....I can do this.
1 comment:
Great job, Satina! Shaving 5 mins. off your time is awesome. Take it easy on your leg, though, so it heals properly and you can run even better next time.
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