My Fourth 5K

My fourth 5K was a disappointment for me. I have a lot of excuses for why I did poorly, but I think it was just an off day. Some excuses include: It was an evening run instead of a morning run. The course wasn't flat. My Forerunner wasn't getting a signal and I overexerted myself early on. My position at the starting line was too far back and threw off my pace. On a positive note, I seem to be able to conjure up a big boost of energy for the end of these races. I was sorta hurtin at the end of this one and the girl next to me who was jogging at the same pace as me said, "come on, you can see the finish from here, let's pick it up" After that, I shifted into overdrive and sprinted to the finish. Although this is my second worst time, it was still a fun race because we got to eat pizza at the end. :-) I ran the race with Mike Low and Sheila Burke came to cheer us (or at least me) on.

My time was 33:58 - my second worst time.

Downtown Westfield 5K Run and Pizza Extravaganza - Bib # 35
Westfield, NJ
July 27, 2005, 7:00 pm

Overall Place: 1175/1326
Age Place: 71/76
Gender Place: 745/795
Pace: 10:56

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