NYRR New York Junior League Mother’s Day Co-Ed 5K - Marathon Qualifier 5/9
Friday, May 12th was my birthday and at the last minute I called up a few friends and met them for drinks. I was really happy so many of my friends made it out on such short notice. I had a few (many) beers and a couple (4?) of shots of some kind of Bacardi Watermelon drink that the Bacardi girl gave me. After she was notified of my birthday she brought me a Bacardi shirt and a blinky button. Then, she took my picture. I guess Bacardi wants pictures of people who "get the job done".
I certainly got the job done. Anyway, the point of this is that I was pretty hungover on Saturday. In fact, I think I slept all but 6 hours yesterday. I'm still a little groggy today. I set my alarm for 6am and it worked, but I didn't wake up until 6:45 am.
I usually like to take a shower before a race so I can warm up the muscles, but I didn't have time. I was already running late for the 8am start and I was supposed to meet Dulcie in Central Park at 7:30 am. I put on my old sneakers (2005 Asics Gel-Nimbus) because I think the Air Vomeros may be hurting my ankle. I floored it up to the Lincoln Tunnel. At around 7:30 am, Dulcie called me to tell me she was running late and that she would see me after the race. This was good news because I was still in Secaucus. At around 7:55 am, I found a parking spot on Madison Ave. This was awesome because I usually spend a ton of time looking for a spot or give up and pay $40 to park in a garage. I jogged over to the start of the race in the park and asked someone where the registration was. It was on the other side of the park!!! I jogged over to the west side of Central Park, got my bib, chip, and t-shirt. I put all these things on and ran back to the start of the race. Because the race had already started by the time I got to the starting line, I just kept running. I didn't know how long the race had been going, but one course marshall was yelling "let's go, last call!"
No iPod, no Forerunner. I just ran as quick as I could without overdoing it. This is always a challenge. It did help that this was a fundraiser to help stop domestic violence and there was a huge number of people who were walking the 5K. I was passing people like crazy. The 5K distance seemed really short to me today. Compared with the agony of a half marathon, this was nothing. That's really encouraging.
At 3 miles, I kicked it up a notch and floored it through the finish line. That's when I saw Dulcie. I crossed the finish at 34:42, but I had no idea what my chip time was.
I got my chip clipped off and went over to say hello to Dulcie. She was waiting for Jock and Lara who were riding around the park on a bicycle. I stepped away for a bit to get some water and something to eat.
They had stacks of Krispy Kreme donuts and I grabbed one and kept looking for the water. While searching, I saw a couple of NYC cops standing about 20 feet from the donuts. I walked right up to them and said "Guys, the donuts are right there." One of them gave me a dirty look and the other one said "yeah, we don't want to perpetuate the myth."
I kept looking for the water and finally found it back at the finish line. I grabbed a cup and headed back to hang with Dulcie. We hung out for a little while and pretty soon Jock came riding up with Lara. Lara was persuaded to say hi to Jon about 8 times and then Dulcie tried to persuade me to go troll for chicks at the post-race "party." I said goodbye to everyone and headed back through the festivities towards my car.
I looked around at the various booths and signed up for a free Mercedes. I looked at the different pamphlets and stuff. When I passed the Krispy Kreme donuts, I saw 4 cops eating them - including the 2 I talked to. So much for not perpetuating the "myth."
Overall, I felt good. My ankle didn't hurt too much with my old shoes, so I'm more convinced the Air Vomeros are causing problems with my ankle. I don't know what to do about my collecton of running shoes I'm not happy with. My chip time was 29:32 giving me a 9:31 pace. This is a faster pace than my last few races, but it turns out this is my first 5K since March 5 and when compared to my 9:03 pace in the Coogan's 5K, it's not so good. I think I may have injured my back during that race and I think I injured my ankle in the half marathon. Given my injuries, maybe 9:31 ain't so bad. It should also be noted that I drank heavily on Friday, didn't shower this morning, didn't get to stretch, and showed up for the start 5 minutes late. It just feels good to be running and I guess I'm most pleased with the fact that running 3 miles today didn't feel like a challenge at all.
NYRR New York Junior League Mother’s Day Co-Ed 5K - Bib # 3569
Central Park
New York, NY
May 14, 2006, 8:00 am
Weather: 53 Deg., Cloudy.
Jon August, 32
Net Time: 29:32
Gun Time: 34:42
Overall Place: 1827/2514
Age Place: 392/440
Gender Place: 1010/1190
Pace: 9:31
Complete Results (Link to NYRR site)
Don't forget to join Team Factory Interactive for the Army Ten Miler! Space is limited.
Next Three Races:
...and I'm Just Getting Started.
I certainly got the job done. Anyway, the point of this is that I was pretty hungover on Saturday. In fact, I think I slept all but 6 hours yesterday. I'm still a little groggy today. I set my alarm for 6am and it worked, but I didn't wake up until 6:45 am.
I usually like to take a shower before a race so I can warm up the muscles, but I didn't have time. I was already running late for the 8am start and I was supposed to meet Dulcie in Central Park at 7:30 am. I put on my old sneakers (2005 Asics Gel-Nimbus) because I think the Air Vomeros may be hurting my ankle. I floored it up to the Lincoln Tunnel. At around 7:30 am, Dulcie called me to tell me she was running late and that she would see me after the race. This was good news because I was still in Secaucus. At around 7:55 am, I found a parking spot on Madison Ave. This was awesome because I usually spend a ton of time looking for a spot or give up and pay $40 to park in a garage. I jogged over to the start of the race in the park and asked someone where the registration was. It was on the other side of the park!!! I jogged over to the west side of Central Park, got my bib, chip, and t-shirt. I put all these things on and ran back to the start of the race. Because the race had already started by the time I got to the starting line, I just kept running. I didn't know how long the race had been going, but one course marshall was yelling "let's go, last call!"
No iPod, no Forerunner. I just ran as quick as I could without overdoing it. This is always a challenge. It did help that this was a fundraiser to help stop domestic violence and there was a huge number of people who were walking the 5K. I was passing people like crazy. The 5K distance seemed really short to me today. Compared with the agony of a half marathon, this was nothing. That's really encouraging.
At 3 miles, I kicked it up a notch and floored it through the finish line. That's when I saw Dulcie. I crossed the finish at 34:42, but I had no idea what my chip time was.
I got my chip clipped off and went over to say hello to Dulcie. She was waiting for Jock and Lara who were riding around the park on a bicycle. I stepped away for a bit to get some water and something to eat.
They had stacks of Krispy Kreme donuts and I grabbed one and kept looking for the water. While searching, I saw a couple of NYC cops standing about 20 feet from the donuts. I walked right up to them and said "Guys, the donuts are right there." One of them gave me a dirty look and the other one said "yeah, we don't want to perpetuate the myth."
I kept looking for the water and finally found it back at the finish line. I grabbed a cup and headed back to hang with Dulcie. We hung out for a little while and pretty soon Jock came riding up with Lara. Lara was persuaded to say hi to Jon about 8 times and then Dulcie tried to persuade me to go troll for chicks at the post-race "party." I said goodbye to everyone and headed back through the festivities towards my car.
I looked around at the various booths and signed up for a free Mercedes. I looked at the different pamphlets and stuff. When I passed the Krispy Kreme donuts, I saw 4 cops eating them - including the 2 I talked to. So much for not perpetuating the "myth."
Overall, I felt good. My ankle didn't hurt too much with my old shoes, so I'm more convinced the Air Vomeros are causing problems with my ankle. I don't know what to do about my collecton of running shoes I'm not happy with. My chip time was 29:32 giving me a 9:31 pace. This is a faster pace than my last few races, but it turns out this is my first 5K since March 5 and when compared to my 9:03 pace in the Coogan's 5K, it's not so good. I think I may have injured my back during that race and I think I injured my ankle in the half marathon. Given my injuries, maybe 9:31 ain't so bad. It should also be noted that I drank heavily on Friday, didn't shower this morning, didn't get to stretch, and showed up for the start 5 minutes late. It just feels good to be running and I guess I'm most pleased with the fact that running 3 miles today didn't feel like a challenge at all.
NYRR New York Junior League Mother’s Day Co-Ed 5K - Bib # 3569
Central Park
New York, NY
May 14, 2006, 8:00 am
Weather: 53 Deg., Cloudy.
Jon August, 32
Net Time: 29:32
Gun Time: 34:42
Overall Place: 1827/2514
Age Place: 392/440
Gender Place: 1010/1190
Pace: 9:31
Complete Results (Link to NYRR site)
Don't forget to join Team Factory Interactive for the Army Ten Miler! Space is limited.
Next Three Races:
| Wednesday May 17 - 6:30pm | Financial District | American Heart Association Wall Street Run & Heart Walk (5K) |
| Sunday May 21 - 8:30am | Capitol Hill (DC) | Capitol Hill Classic 10K |
| Sunday June 4 - 9am | Central Park | NYRR Anniversary Run (4.8M) |
...and I'm Just Getting Started.
posted by Jon at
11:36 AM
1 Comments:
Well, more unconventional race training, but you seem to be doing fine. I'm just jealous that you got a Bacardi shirt and signed up for a free Mercedes.
Good job, Jon. Let's see if you can't beat that pace next Sunday! It should be a fast course and I plan to run like hell.
As for the shoe thing, I hear you and share in the pain (of both kinds). I've now got three pairs and my newest pair of road racers seems to drive my left ankle crazy. I can't lace them up all the way or it hurts, but if I don't lace them up all the way they seem loose during a run and I end up with blisters. But, I dropped $90 on them and I'm not going to go buy yet another pair.
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