Sunday, October 22, 2006
ATC Cross-Country 5K
Boling Park, Canton, Georgia
I woke up, got dressed, grabbed a protein bar, walked outside around 6 AM and found it was pouring down rain. It had not occurred to me to check the weather before leaving the house. I turned around and went back inside… changed in my old pair of running shoes, grabbed my hat, and headed off to the races.
By race time the pouring rain had transitioned into a drizzle and finally into nothing at all. The course was nice and wet with puddles along the gravel path and some slick, muddy sections in the grass.
I was a bit apprehensive about doing well, having run a 15K the day before, but I got off to a fairly strong start. By the end of the first mile, I could tell that I had raced the day before. For the last two miles, I felt like I was really struggling to keep the pace. I was glad the race was not any longer than 5K.
I finished with a time of 22:40, hardly my best 5K time, but given it was a cross-country race and I was tired from day before, it was a time I am pretty happy with.
I woke up, got dressed, grabbed a protein bar, walked outside around 6 AM and found it was pouring down rain. It had not occurred to me to check the weather before leaving the house. I turned around and went back inside… changed in my old pair of running shoes, grabbed my hat, and headed off to the races.
By race time the pouring rain had transitioned into a drizzle and finally into nothing at all. The course was nice and wet with puddles along the gravel path and some slick, muddy sections in the grass.
I was a bit apprehensive about doing well, having run a 15K the day before, but I got off to a fairly strong start. By the end of the first mile, I could tell that I had raced the day before. For the last two miles, I felt like I was really struggling to keep the pace. I was glad the race was not any longer than 5K.
I finished with a time of 22:40, hardly my best 5K time, but given it was a cross-country race and I was tired from day before, it was a time I am pretty happy with.
