This was one of the funniest 5ks I've had the pleasure to participate. Well, the after party was fun, but that could have been because of the great people who came out to run and cheer for us/me at the finish line. The atmosphere from start to finish was awesome. Then after the race you didn't just get in the car and leave. You actually wanted to stay and enjoy the festivities. The beer was a little watered down and the two tacos you got for free were pretty tasty (wish there was more food), but it was just a fun atmosphere for a post race. Well, enough about the party on the the good part. The "RACE":
Well, I would never really call it a race, unless you count trying to beat your old times. Which, I totally did not. I don't know if I have blogged much about my pesky knee issues, but it's been going on for about a week now. I really did not do much for it except stretch and try to work through the pain. On this day there was no running through the pain. The back of my knee started hurting as we walked to the street where the race started. So, I decided to walk with my preggo co-worker Leigh Anne and her husband. Thank the running gods that they were there, because if they were not I would have been walking this lovely race by my lonesome. We started off at a good pace, until we realized we are pretty much dead last. Not last, but pretty close. There are volunteers on bikes and a cop to kinda signal the end of the race group. Those guys were pretty much right behind us, but we kept moving. The race was not to bad except for the massive hill going up Charlotte Avenue by the Avon Williams Campus and the Capitol. It was awful, I wish I had a picture of what we saw as we came around the corner on to Charlotte. From the elevation chart it did not look to bad, but from the bottom of the hill it was not a pleasant view. We kept on chugging along inch by inch. One foot in front of the other was my mantra for the day. As we get half way up my left hamstring starts to cramp, but I figure we are almost to the top and it will stop once we crest this hill. I figured we might have stopped for preggers, but she kept moving. I was pretty darn impressed! It was pretty uneventful until we got around to the NES building and Mike comes up behind us during his second lap (10K). Mike harasses me about walking, but I know he's just joking. It still makes me want to trip him, but it's all in fun. LOL!! More uneventful walking and talking. Then we see the finish line in the distance. At this moment I really wish I was able to jog the rest of this race out, but the faster I walk the more my knee hurts. As we get closer to the finish line I can taste that ice cold beer, then there is this guy pointing everyone away from the finish line and my hopes are dashed. Carp, there is more of this course. Oh well, keep pushing. Good thing about this little detour is that I had no clue there was a barbecue joint ( Rooster's Texas Style BBQ I believe) back here. I am going to have to check this place out. Who's coming with me? Oh back to the race, after the detour we head down to the finish line and I finally cross it 1hr 4mins. I was just glad this one was in the books. I really need to have this knee checked out.
Just want to send a thanks to Leigh Anne and her husband, Mike, Court, Desiree, Sara and my awesome wife for running this race with me. Also, thanks to My brother, his wife, my sister, Desiree's Mike, and Molly for coming out and supporting all of us.
Awesome Race - There will be pictures coming soon I hope.
Unofficial Time: 1:23:28
Pace: 25'46''/mi (i think i started crawling before I shut N+ off)
Distance: 3.24 miles (Turned Nike+ off a little late)
Offical Time: 1:04:22
Pace: 20'46''/mi
Distance 3.1 miles
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