Archive for May 24th, 2009

Just a shorty because we’re going for a Sunday drive to get outta here for the day.  I barely cut 21, got 20:56.   Behold my sweaty self…

I knew I wasn’t going to get my original goal (20:30 or better) because it was 76 degrees and the dewpoint was 63 – I was shvitzing before we began.  Even so, I feel good about my performance, I was strong throughout and passed quite a few people though I can’t recall anyone passing me.

My splits were 6:42, 6:52, 6:40 and the last .1 was 6:09 pace (you can bet when I saw the clock ticking down I kicked like a madwoman).  I was 7th female and the 21st finisher out of 309 and got #2 in my AG (40-49).

I’m left with mixed feelings – it’s cool to have broken a major number, but I also know I have more speed in me than what I managed today.   One nice capper on the race though…I promised myself long ago that if I ever went sub21, I would buy a pair of racing flats.   Looks like I have some shoe shopping to do.