Archive for March 21st, 2009

As the Adrenaline promises, today brought another collection of super fast runners together.  You could feel the speed mojo while standing around waiting for the start, which was a chilly 35 degrees.

I got nervous last night, realizing that I’m finally at a level where I’m racing people, not just the clock.  Now I have to pay serious attention to where I line up because starting behind someone in my AG can make all the difference between winning and losing.  What a pain in the ass, but hey, I guess that’s why it’s called racing.

Lining up I saw a fast-looking woman who seemed around my age, so I tried to get as close to her as possible, but she was a little nearer to the front than I felt comfortable with, so I stayed behind.  Not that it mattered, the gun went off and she shot ahead faster than I could have chased, so I just said “oh well, I know I’m not First” and sucked it up.

Funny how last year, this race seemed like it had a couple hills.  This year, same course, it seemed a little rolling but instead of moaning about the ups, I took them in stride and thoroughly embraced the downs.  I passed a lot of people, including XC girls, so I knew I was running well.   The third mile was my fastest at 6:38 and I felt strong coming in for the finish.

Final time 21:11, 2nd place in my AG (award was a Brooks hat).   The cherry on the sundae is my WAVA score: 77.02%.   Movin’ on up!

So it’s a happy day, and happier still because I’ve got no races for an entire month. Woohoo!  Time to remember what I was working on before, though…oh yeah, training for a Half in May.  Hmm, might just concentrate on that now.