and going.......
Last Sunday I ran the Lincolnwood Turkey Trot, hoping to make my goal of 45:00 for a 10K for this year, but it was not to be. The best I could do was a 45:15. I was full of tapas and sangria from the night before, so this may have slowed me down some.
Left the house around 8 am for an 8:45 start. Realized I took the wrong tollway to get there, so had to do 60 down Touhy Ave to get there on time. Arrived about 8:30, and there's no parking to be found! I manage to stash the car in the lot of a restaurant near the start line and run to go get my race packet. The line is huge. But, it turns out this is the line for the 5K race which starts later. I get to the right line, get my packet, hastily pin my number to my shirt, attach my championchip, and go to drop my goodie bag at gear check. The staff are very slow and just ran out of staples! I hand them the bag with my numbered envelope folded over the top and say "good luck"! And I'm off to the start. It's pretty cold out here. I line up somewhere in the front third. I have only enough time to do a quickie IT band and hamstring stretch, and the race starts promptly at 8:45.
I tried to find some pacers, but no luck. Felt slow, and my soundtrack was off because I started it too late. (I have 45:30 worth of songs in my iPod for 10K timing purposes.) The race went ok, except for a blast of wind during the last 1/2 mile. After the race, I met up with Gary, my finance instructor from my MBA program, who I saw earlier as I was frantically searching for a parking spot. He said he does the race every year with the family, but this year he hasn't been running, but weightlifting. I told him my time, but he thought I was running the 5K, and I thought he was running the 10K...
I went to get my gear check bag, and threw up on the way there. The scallops and red sauce looked awesome in the grass..stuck around for some snacks, hot cocoa, raffle, then headed to breakfast with TNT crew (blueberry crepes).
Splits: 6:59, 7:28, 7:03, 7:36, 7:22, 7:16, 1:31.
I decided to sign up for a few more races before the end of the year. Six, to be exact. More to come...next up, 10K in Valparaiso to benefit Kids Alive. And my last chance this year to break the 45-minute barrier.
Left the house around 8 am for an 8:45 start. Realized I took the wrong tollway to get there, so had to do 60 down Touhy Ave to get there on time. Arrived about 8:30, and there's no parking to be found! I manage to stash the car in the lot of a restaurant near the start line and run to go get my race packet. The line is huge. But, it turns out this is the line for the 5K race which starts later. I get to the right line, get my packet, hastily pin my number to my shirt, attach my championchip, and go to drop my goodie bag at gear check. The staff are very slow and just ran out of staples! I hand them the bag with my numbered envelope folded over the top and say "good luck"! And I'm off to the start. It's pretty cold out here. I line up somewhere in the front third. I have only enough time to do a quickie IT band and hamstring stretch, and the race starts promptly at 8:45.
I tried to find some pacers, but no luck. Felt slow, and my soundtrack was off because I started it too late. (I have 45:30 worth of songs in my iPod for 10K timing purposes.) The race went ok, except for a blast of wind during the last 1/2 mile. After the race, I met up with Gary, my finance instructor from my MBA program, who I saw earlier as I was frantically searching for a parking spot. He said he does the race every year with the family, but this year he hasn't been running, but weightlifting. I told him my time, but he thought I was running the 5K, and I thought he was running the 10K...
I went to get my gear check bag, and threw up on the way there. The scallops and red sauce looked awesome in the grass..stuck around for some snacks, hot cocoa, raffle, then headed to breakfast with TNT crew (blueberry crepes).
Splits: 6:59, 7:28, 7:03, 7:36, 7:22, 7:16, 1:31.
I decided to sign up for a few more races before the end of the year. Six, to be exact. More to come...next up, 10K in Valparaiso to benefit Kids Alive. And my last chance this year to break the 45-minute barrier.
posted by Babka Boy at 11/22/2006 07:36:00 AM
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