Workout: None - too sore!!
Yesterday I ran the Bridge to Bridge 4 mile run in Peoria. And unlike the past dozen races I have run over the year I actually trained for this one!!
BEWARE! I went picture crazy at this event....I was in a good mood:)
I lined up at the 8 minute pacing sign, and there were hardly any people around. I just kinda stood there looking around like an idiot. This was a smaller race, yes, but come on, where were all the fast people??
I should've known Matt would take a picture like this. He is having too much fun with the new panoramic setting on the iphone!!
Here is how the race went down:
Mile 1 -
We started off doing one little loop around the block - which was nice because I got to see Matt!! We then headed off to run over the first bridge.
Slight hill here. Not too bad, but I could feel it. Had to work just a tad to kept a steady pace up over this bridge.
This was the view from the top of the bridge. It was beautiful!! I decided to stop for 5 seconds so I could get a good picture. I just thought, well, I'm not here to win because I'm not fast enough to win. I might as well have fun, enjoy the amazing fall weather, and get good pictures for my blog:) Plus it was still early on in the race, and I was still happy.
End Mile 1 - 7:42
Mile 2 - No pictures here. I spent too much time fiddling with my iPod and trying to figure out how to get it off of repeat. I was surprised how much effort it took to run and try and figure out settings on my iPod at the same time. I was getting tired, and annoyed, and wasting energy. I eventually got it on shuffle which was good enough at this point.
End Mile 2 - 7:39
Mile 3 - Now I am feeling good!! I'm barely tired, half way thru the race, maintaining a steady pace, and I'm actually enjoying myself. Then I turn the corner and see this:
What the.....?!!!?? A hill?? I don't remember reading anything about a gargantuan hill being involved in this race. Okay, the info said we would be running over Cedar Street Bridge. And I suppose if you live in Peoria/East Peoria then you have been given fair warning. But I live in El Paso, and so most of the time I go to Bloomington. That isn't a warning for me.
So I look at my watch and it says: 2.57 miles, 7:33 pace....and as I continue to climb that pace changes. 7:55, 8:02. 8:14, 8:33, 8:50, 9:02. By the time I am at the top of the hill I am running a 9:27 pace, and my legs BURN!!!!! I don't pass anyone on the bridge and no one passes me. In fact, a group of about 8 of us ran up together which means we all gradually slowed down together:)
End Mile 3 - 8:12
Mile 4 - Why was the up part of the hill over a half mile, but the down part was only like, 100 meters? My legs are on fire!!
End Mile 4 - 8:01, 31:34
Okay, that is 4 miles. The end of the race. Why don't I see a finish line, like anywhere? Seriously! When I hit 4 miles I was outside the stadium, and around the corner on the sidewalk. I still had to run and extra quarter mile!!! I asked 2 other people with garmins and they said it was definitely a quarter mile over.
Results:
Over all - 110 / 659
Woman - 20 / 357
Age division (30-34) - 3 / 62
I think my time was 33:11 for 4.21 miles.
Post race treat! My first pumpkin spice latte in 2 years!! It was way too hot in FL to ever get a hot drink! It was a fun, fun, beautiful morning!!
Yesterday I ran the Bridge to Bridge 4 mile run in Peoria. And unlike the past dozen races I have run over the year I actually trained for this one!!
BEWARE! I went picture crazy at this event....I was in a good mood:)
I lined up at the 8 minute pacing sign, and there were hardly any people around. I just kinda stood there looking around like an idiot. This was a smaller race, yes, but come on, where were all the fast people??
Here is how the race went down:
Mile 1 -
End Mile 1 - 7:42
Mile 2 - No pictures here. I spent too much time fiddling with my iPod and trying to figure out how to get it off of repeat. I was surprised how much effort it took to run and try and figure out settings on my iPod at the same time. I was getting tired, and annoyed, and wasting energy. I eventually got it on shuffle which was good enough at this point.
End Mile 2 - 7:39
Mile 3 - Now I am feeling good!! I'm barely tired, half way thru the race, maintaining a steady pace, and I'm actually enjoying myself. Then I turn the corner and see this:
What the.....?!!!?? A hill?? I don't remember reading anything about a gargantuan hill being involved in this race. Okay, the info said we would be running over Cedar Street Bridge. And I suppose if you live in Peoria/East Peoria then you have been given fair warning. But I live in El Paso, and so most of the time I go to Bloomington. That isn't a warning for me.
So I look at my watch and it says: 2.57 miles, 7:33 pace....and as I continue to climb that pace changes. 7:55, 8:02. 8:14, 8:33, 8:50, 9:02. By the time I am at the top of the hill I am running a 9:27 pace, and my legs BURN!!!!! I don't pass anyone on the bridge and no one passes me. In fact, a group of about 8 of us ran up together which means we all gradually slowed down together:)
End Mile 3 - 8:12
Mile 4 - Why was the up part of the hill over a half mile, but the down part was only like, 100 meters? My legs are on fire!!
End Mile 4 - 8:01, 31:34
Okay, that is 4 miles. The end of the race. Why don't I see a finish line, like anywhere? Seriously! When I hit 4 miles I was outside the stadium, and around the corner on the sidewalk. I still had to run and extra quarter mile!!! I asked 2 other people with garmins and they said it was definitely a quarter mile over.
Results:
Over all - 110 / 659
Woman - 20 / 357
Age division (30-34) - 3 / 62
I think my time was 33:11 for 4.21 miles.
Post race treat! My first pumpkin spice latte in 2 years!! It was way too hot in FL to ever get a hot drink! It was a fun, fun, beautiful morning!!
That panoramic pic is so cool! I want to run that races some time, too!
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