Place O/A Bib# Name Div Pace Chip time 25/117 251/653 76 BRYAN, Barbara F3039 08:15 00:51:04.00
Since I'm relatively new to Calgary and have never did this run before I was unfamiliar with the course. I had attended the 27th Annual Calgary Therapeutics Conference on March 3/4 at the U of C so I decided to walk the 5km repeat loop to see the elevations. I was quite happy to find out it was flat with just a few short inclines.
My hubby had to work at 7am the morning of the race so I was up at 5:30am with him to have a light breakfast. I usually work Saturdays so no biggie getting up early, but that day I took a vacation day to do the race.
When I look Tikka out for her am bathroom run it was quite windy and cold! Great I thought...I have to change my plans on wearing capri's. So I opted for long Nike running pants and a base layer long sleeve thumb hook shirt, (a new obsession), and the race long sleeve shirt, (for the green color...Happy St. Patty's)....I guess you can figure out I don't like to be cold!
I parked about a mile away from the start, (in Charleswood), so that I could have a warm up run before the race. I just made it in time to the start!!! which was good since I didn't have time to cool down, but I got a bit anxious that I would be late! Next time I willl park close and run repeats close to the race! I started off in the back of the group which made for a slow start trying to pass by other runners. After I got out on 24th ave things thinned out and it became a great race. I did pr for a 10k (51:04)...I only have did 1 other 10k (53:13) so my goal for the Glencoe ice breaker 10K on April11th is 49:59 !! I want to break thru the 50 min 10k! I have a lot of speed work in my training schedule starting this week, so hopefully this will help me with this goal :).
After the race I did a quick cool down run and headed back to the McMahon Stadium for a snack and to see if I could see any familiar faces, (bloggers), that I may know, but, no such luck....hopefully at Glencoe!!!!!
Then I headed to my sisters for a visit and a rest!!! Overall a great day!
Now its time for my 7 mile run ... since I swapped Mondays workout for Thursdays (it was pub night so cross training was easier for me to fit in on Monday). Tomorrow is hills so we'll see if that was a good idea :)
Cheers
Barb :)
Congratulations on your PR Ms Speedy and good luck with breaking through 50 minutes on your next 10km.
ReplyDeleteI have a few of those thumb hook shirts and love the little added extra coverage to the tops of my hands.
You asked if the photos in my blog were of Utah! They are photos of a hike I want to do in Zion National Park in Utah in May.