I don't like fog, but I can get through it. What concerned me about this morning's race offerings was the forecast rain possibility around the 7:30 race time for Gainesville's Depot Parkrun 5K. My phone weather app reassured me that I would (probably) be dry for much of today, so Melissa...although she was going to sit out this particular event...drove me down there in time for the race. At its start, it was very, very foggy, 71 degrees and 100% humidity. I had openly intended to lightly jog the distance, but soon after the start I felt compelled to settle into a brisk walk. After doing this for much (if not most) of the first of four laps, I developed a strategy of alternating running with fast (for me) walking. It worked, but it certainly was NOT comfortable. I picked out different stretches of the race to walk and then resumed some light running. Thankfully, all went well and by the event's final stretch I was running at a nice, moderate pace. I finished at 42:55 and Melissa helped me with the post-race recovery before we headed down to Dunkin' Donuts for some treats. That was fun, and it was also Parkrun #96 for me...four more to go before the next tee-shirt! You can view the results by clicking HERE. Last night I didn't get much sleep, which is nowadays pretty much "par for the course" preceding running race events I'm entering. I was disappointed in being largely stymied from sustaining any level of light running early on, but was encouraged by how well I had recovered by the final two laps, finishing relatively strong. Let's see what happens in the races to come...
No comments:
Post a Comment