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Turkey Trot
Nov. 26th, 2009 10:08 amI'm back home sipping a Starbuck's latte after meeting up with some friends and running the 5K Turkey Trot race over on the UAH campus.
It was nice to meet![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
we_like_you, who will be running her first marathon next weekend in Memphis! Dana-- you did GREAT for being under the weather and all; take it easy this week and you'll do fine in the St. Jude's race. And it was also good to see Noelle again. I'm glad both ladies were able to spot my pink shoes and found me in the crowd of 1200 runners!
I'd neglected to preregister, and by the time I got there before the race this morning, they had handed out ALL the race numbers to a much larger field than expected! So, I wasn't officially registered in the race, but that's okay; race officials allowed everyone to run, it's not like I NEED another race t-shirt and it saved me spending the $20. :)
I think if Dana had been feeling well (and hadn't tweaked an ankle at the turnaround), we probably could have run together the whole way. (lol--looking like mutt & jeff tho, she's tall and I'm short!) But as it was I ended up finishing between her and Noelle. Noelle's got a bit of a quicker pace and a competitive spirit; I think I may have to beg her to run with me occasionally so I can get in some faster workouts!
Weather was cool but clear. Course was nice, with only one hill! *Puff with pride* Several runners commented on the Flying Monkey Marathon shirt I was wearing.
My time for the 3.1 mile course was 29:08. That's what, about a 9:23 pace?
However....(this is what one risks running even a short race 4 days after a marathon)I strained one of my right hamstring muscles. Not badly, but...I'm going to baby it the next couple of days or however long it takes to recover.
Well, I've got to get busy and decorate a cake to take to Thanksgiving Dinner later with friends over at Tina & Dan's. Given my anti-family-holiday sentiments and Dan's raunchy sense of humor, I'm making a "boob" cake.
Happy Turkey Day everyone!
It was nice to meet
we_like_you, who will be running her first marathon next weekend in Memphis! Dana-- you did GREAT for being under the weather and all; take it easy this week and you'll do fine in the St. Jude's race. And it was also good to see Noelle again. I'm glad both ladies were able to spot my pink shoes and found me in the crowd of 1200 runners!I'd neglected to preregister, and by the time I got there before the race this morning, they had handed out ALL the race numbers to a much larger field than expected! So, I wasn't officially registered in the race, but that's okay; race officials allowed everyone to run, it's not like I NEED another race t-shirt and it saved me spending the $20. :)
I think if Dana had been feeling well (and hadn't tweaked an ankle at the turnaround), we probably could have run together the whole way. (lol--looking like mutt & jeff tho, she's tall and I'm short!) But as it was I ended up finishing between her and Noelle. Noelle's got a bit of a quicker pace and a competitive spirit; I think I may have to beg her to run with me occasionally so I can get in some faster workouts!
Weather was cool but clear. Course was nice, with only one hill! *Puff with pride* Several runners commented on the Flying Monkey Marathon shirt I was wearing.
My time for the 3.1 mile course was 29:08. That's what, about a 9:23 pace?
However....(this is what one risks running even a short race 4 days after a marathon)I strained one of my right hamstring muscles. Not badly, but...I'm going to baby it the next couple of days or however long it takes to recover.
Well, I've got to get busy and decorate a cake to take to Thanksgiving Dinner later with friends over at Tina & Dan's. Given my anti-family-holiday sentiments and Dan's raunchy sense of humor, I'm making a "boob" cake.
Happy Turkey Day everyone!
