i have this idea.
i have this idea that one should exit a weekend feeling recharged and rested. but this is seldom the case, and today emphasizes that fact. i am beat from a packed weekend...but a fun one.
saturday morning started with my re-debut to running races with the run for the rivers 5k in verona. i really didn't know what to expect from my legs, and my goal was sub 20 minutes. it was a cold, clear morning...perfect running weather. the race started with a bunch of older guys sprinting out and then slowing down in the first 200m...just how i remember it. by 800m, the race had spread out and i nestled into the top 3 (which isn't that impressive when you consider the winner ran upper 17's...rather pedestrian but he still thought he was bad ass). i was just trying to stay steady and hold back a little until the last mile. i managed to run most of the race in 3rd place, but at the mile 2 marker got passed by a guy. my one mistake was not going with him, he only beat me by 5 or so seconds and i closed on him hard in the last 200m but oh well. my final time was 18:18 so even if the course was short i'm ahead of where i thought i might be. but i have a long way to go. with a little more experience at my current fitness i could be in the 17's which is encouraging.
the rest of the weekend was spent with robin's parents, which was nice. i think they had fun and i know i did. anyway, it's time to work.
saturday morning started with my re-debut to running races with the run for the rivers 5k in verona. i really didn't know what to expect from my legs, and my goal was sub 20 minutes. it was a cold, clear morning...perfect running weather. the race started with a bunch of older guys sprinting out and then slowing down in the first 200m...just how i remember it. by 800m, the race had spread out and i nestled into the top 3 (which isn't that impressive when you consider the winner ran upper 17's...rather pedestrian but he still thought he was bad ass). i was just trying to stay steady and hold back a little until the last mile. i managed to run most of the race in 3rd place, but at the mile 2 marker got passed by a guy. my one mistake was not going with him, he only beat me by 5 or so seconds and i closed on him hard in the last 200m but oh well. my final time was 18:18 so even if the course was short i'm ahead of where i thought i might be. but i have a long way to go. with a little more experience at my current fitness i could be in the 17's which is encouraging.
the rest of the weekend was spent with robin's parents, which was nice. i think they had fun and i know i did. anyway, it's time to work.
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