yay! I did it!

determined said:

I ran the 5k today with my husband. We had been up all night with a sick
baby, woke up sick ourselves, and it was raining cats and dogs to boot. We
parked about a mile from the starting line and jogged in, for our warmup.
We were totally soaked by race time, but just as we were about to start, the
sun came out. It was great! I came in 200/350, with a finish time of
32:07. This beats my treadmill time by at least a minute, plus there were a
few hills on the course which I am not accustomed to running. I know I'll
never be a speed demon, but it was gratifying just to be there and to
finish... and not last! I was 16th in my age division, out of 43 people.
A great day! Now I am going to stay home and nurse this sinus cold...

Congrats ! Most first time racers are surprised by the effect that a race setting
has.

And it's always encouraging to show up to a race expecting to be dead last, and
find out that you're more or less midpack.

What's next ? (I mean, after you're done nursing the cold)

Cheers,
--
Elflord

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determined said:

I ran the 5k today with my husband. We had been up all night with a sick
baby, woke up sick ourselves, and it was raining cats and dogs to boot.
We
parked about a mile from the starting line and jogged in, for our warmup.
We were totally soaked by race time, but just as we were about to start,
the
sun came out. It was great! I came in 200/350, with a finish time of
32:07. This beats my treadmill time by at least a minute, plus there
were a
few hills on the course which I am not accustomed to running. I know
I'll
never be a speed demon, but it was gratifying just to be there and to
finish... and not last! I was 16th in my age division, out of 43
people.
A great day! Now I am going to stay home and nurse this sinus cold...

Congrats ! Most first time racers are surprised by the effect that a race
setting
has.

And it's always encouraging to show up to a race expecting to be dead
last, and
find out that you're more or less midpack.

What's next ? (I mean, after you're done nursing the cold)

Cheers,
--
Elflord

We have a 5k in April, a 10k in May, and then I don't know. Maybe a half
marathon in June... I know a half is pushing it this early, but the local
chapter of USA Fit participates as a group in this particular half, it is
very flat, and walkers are welcome. I feel pretty comfortable going 6 miles
at a stretch now, but doubling it by then might be beyond what I can do...

At any rate, I feel fantastic! We did something really fun and rewarding as
a couple, something that has been sorely missing in our relationship since
the birth of our daughter 16 months ago. And for me, it is quite a
milestone, given the fact that up until a couple months ago, I hadn't even
run a single mile!

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We have a 5k in April, a 10k in May, and then I don't know. Maybe a half
marathon in June... I know a half is pushing it this early, but the local
chapter of USA Fit participates as a group in this particular half, it is
very flat, and walkers are welcome. I feel pretty comfortable going 6
miles at a stretch now, but doubling it by then might be beyond what I can
do...

You'd be surprised what you can do if you're not worried about "going
faster" or taking walk breaks or "what other people think" (about how you
run, look dress....). This is supposed to be *fun*, isn't it? If you can
enjoy the experience however you do it, then it's worth the effort. Your
feet might complain a bit, though -- mine do, when I extend my "long run"
but the rest of me doesn't mind as much.
(running on concrete probably doesn't help this....)

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At any rate, I feel fantastic! We did something really fun and rewarding
as a couple, something that has been sorely missing in our relationship
since the birth of our daughter 16 months ago. And for me, it is quite a
milestone, given the fact that up until a couple months ago, I hadn't even
run a single mile!

And just think what a good example you'll be setting for that child in all
of you keeping fit as she grows up. You can start looking around for
toddler-trots!
Congratulations all round!
bj

"determined" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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:I ran the 5k today with my husband. We had been up all night with a sick
: baby, woke up sick ourselves, and it was raining cats and dogs to boot.
We
: parked about a mile from the starting line and jogged in, for our warmup.
: We were totally soaked by race time, but just as we were about to start,
the
: sun came out. It was great! I came in 200/350, with a finish time of
: 32:07. This beats my treadmill time by at least a minute, plus there were
a
: few hills on the course which I am not accustomed to running. I know I'll
: never be a speed demon, but it was gratifying just to be there and to
: finish... and not last! I was 16th in my age division, out of 43 people.
: A great day! Now I am going to stay home and nurse this sinus cold...
:
Way to go! I can imagine you're feeling really good right now and you
should. Not only did you not come in last, you beat what you usually run.
And really, the competition that matters at this point is yourself. Most of
us compete against ourselves in most runs and races. We just want to go a
little farther or a little longer. Or get out of bed for a run on a snowy
day when it would be easier to stay inside.

I hope this is just the first of many such days for you.

Peace,
Brian

"We had been up all night with a sick baby."

When joggers reproduce, no one wins.

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I ran the 5k today with my husband. We had been up all night with a sick
baby, woke up sick ourselves, and it was raining cats and dogs to boot. We
parked about a mile from the starting line and jogged in, for our warmup.
We were totally soaked by race time, but just as we were about to start,
the sun came out. It was great! I came in 200/350, with a finish time of
32:07. This beats my treadmill time by at least a minute, plus there were
a few hills on the course which I am not accustomed to running. I know
I'll never be a speed demon, but it was gratifying just to be there and to
finish... and not last! I was 16th in my age division, out of 43 people.
A great day! Now I am going to stay home and nurse this sinus cold...

Congratulations on meeting your goal, handling the hills, and finishing
ahead of many 😉 Racing as a goal is a great way to get motivated to not
only train, but to being healthy overall, and it's gratifying to accomplish
it also.

-Tony

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"We had been up all night with a sick baby."

When joggers reproduce, no one wins.

I have been kind of disappointed with you Miss Ann. In all the years I have
ever run (and posted on USENET), the one thing that bugs me (5k to marathon)
is how uptight runners are at the race expo and at the starting line.
Competitive is great but uptight and snippy is lame. Combine that with how
cheap runners are and you have a lot of good material that would be fresh.

Now I have met some FUN people at a few motorcycle poker runs. Anyway, you
need to step it up to maintain the title of rec.running smartass with a
brain.

"Miss Anne Thrope" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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: "We had been up all night with a sick baby."
:
: When joggers reproduce, no one wins.

Not bad- I give you an 8.5 on that one. Made me smile...

Big congrats! Hope you and the baby are feeling better soon. Sounds
like you had a lot of fun, as it should be!

Teresa in AZ

determined said:

I ran the 5k today with my husband. We had been up all night with a sick
baby, woke up sick ourselves, and it was raining cats and dogs to boot. We
parked about a mile from the starting line and jogged in, for our warmup.
We were totally soaked by race time, but just as we were about to start, the
sun came out. It was great! I came in 200/350, with a finish time of
32:07. This beats my treadmill time by at least a minute, plus there were a
few hills on the course which I am not accustomed to running. I know I'll
never be a speed demon, but it was gratifying just to be there and to
finish... and not last! I was 16th in my age division, out of 43 people.
A great day! Now I am going to stay home and nurse this sinus cold...

determined said:

I ran the 5k today with my husband. We had been up all night with a sick
baby, woke up sick ourselves, and it was raining cats and dogs to boot. We
parked about a mile from the starting line and jogged in, for our warmup.
We were totally soaked by race time, but just as we were about to start, the
sun came out. It was great! I came in 200/350, with a finish time of
32:07. This beats my treadmill time by at least a minute, plus there were a
few hills on the course which I am not accustomed to running. I know I'll
never be a speed demon, but it was gratifying just to be there and to
finish... and not last! I was 16th in my age division, out of 43 people.
A great day! Now I am going to stay home and nurse this sinus cold...

congratulations, determined, on a fine run! Sounds like you had fun.
Rest up and get better.

Dot

--
"The goal is training and adaptation, not destruction and injury."
- John Hardy
http://www.mountainrunning.coolrunning.com.au/misc/training.shtml

determined said:

I ran the 5k today with my husband. We had been up all night with a sick
baby, woke up sick ourselves, and it was raining cats and dogs to boot. We
parked about a mile from the starting line and jogged in, for our warmup.
We were totally soaked by race time, but just as we were about to start, the
sun came out. It was great! I came in 200/350, with a finish time of
32:07. This beats my treadmill time by at least a minute, plus there were a
few hills on the course which I am not accustomed to running. I know I'll
never be a speed demon, but it was gratifying just to be there and to
finish... and not last! I was 16th in my age division, out of 43 people.
A great day! Now I am going to stay home and nurse this sinus cold...

congratulations on your accomplishment! just think - this may be the
beginning of years of a healthy addiction to running. bask in the glow
of that race while you nurse that cold.

happy running....

determined said:

It was great! I came in 200/350, with a finish time of 32:07. This
beats my treadmill time by at least a minute, plus there were a
few hills on the course which I am not accustomed to running.

Nice job!

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Now I am going to stay home and nurse this sinus cold...

Hope you have a normal strain and not the two week special that hit me
and many others.

And be careful running/racing until you're feeling better. There's
different guidelines and schools of thought, but erring on the side of
caution's probably not a bad idea. At least it looks wiser on paper
than a policy of erring on the side of recklessness. :-)

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And be careful running/racing until you're feeling better. There's
different guidelines and schools of thought, but erring on the side of
caution's probably not a bad idea. At least it looks wiser on paper
than a policy of erring on the side of recklessness. :-)

Is that really you? My heart be still. 😉

-Doug

determined said:

I ran the 5k today with my husband. We had been up all night with a sick
baby, woke up sick ourselves, and it was raining cats and dogs to boot. We
parked about a mile from the starting line and jogged in, for our warmup.
We were totally soaked by race time, but just as we were about to start, the
sun came out. It was great! I came in 200/350, with a finish time of
32:07. This beats my treadmill time by at least a minute, plus there were a
few hills on the course which I am not accustomed to running. I know I'll
never be a speed demon, but it was gratifying just to be there and to
finish... and not last! I was 16th in my age division, out of 43 people.
A great day! Now I am going to stay home and nurse this sinus cold...

Hey congratulations. You will never forget your first race. No matter
where you finished, you still run the race. Many people never do any
regular execise.

Enjoy the memories.
Ed