Mar 3, 2007
One Down, 19.3 Miles to Go
Wow, great day for the Anthem 5K. Perfect running weather at the start and by the finish, snow was coming down - all in the span of 3.1 miles! I actually ran about four and half miles to the start of the race with some of my running buddies, Donnie, Mark, Kim, Jon, and Terry (what a warrior, the guy has the flu all week and still comes out to run the race!)
It was really impressive to see how many runners competed today. Louisville is noted for the general unhealthiness (is that a word?) of its residents, so it is great to see more and more people running these races every year. We were like cattled herd at the start and it wasn't easy to get out of the gate.
I finished in a little over 23 minutes, was hoping to get closer to 22 minutes (shouldn't have had a piece of cheesecake at last night's banquet!) Interestingly enough, my GPS read that the distance was 3.3 miles so either the satellites were off today or the Anthem was a little longer than a 5k. Either way, I don't mind too much. My good friend Zach Everson still gives me a hard time about my first 5K which I finished in about 30 minutes, at least I can save some face on this effort. I do give Zach credit, he first got me into running and I haven't been able to kick the habit since.
The best part of the race was seeing my brother's strong finish. It was his first race and he completed it in just over 26 minutes, much better than I did when I started! Great to see his enthusiasm at the finish and I'm looking forward to seeing how he does in the Papa John's 10 miler and the Derby Mini Marathon.
We completed today's run with a cooldown (literally as the temperature dropped and the snow fell) of three miles back to Fleet Feet. Of course the best part of the day was warm coffee at Heine Bros. - 10.6 miles, a 5K race, and many good stories make for a good day.
P.S. - My friend Kristy has put together a great website for our running group http://www.nqrfptr.com/Welcome.html , check it out and come run with us some Saturday.
Happy Running
It was really impressive to see how many runners competed today. Louisville is noted for the general unhealthiness (is that a word?) of its residents, so it is great to see more and more people running these races every year. We were like cattled herd at the start and it wasn't easy to get out of the gate.
I finished in a little over 23 minutes, was hoping to get closer to 22 minutes (shouldn't have had a piece of cheesecake at last night's banquet!) Interestingly enough, my GPS read that the distance was 3.3 miles so either the satellites were off today or the Anthem was a little longer than a 5k. Either way, I don't mind too much. My good friend Zach Everson still gives me a hard time about my first 5K which I finished in about 30 minutes, at least I can save some face on this effort. I do give Zach credit, he first got me into running and I haven't been able to kick the habit since.
The best part of the race was seeing my brother's strong finish. It was his first race and he completed it in just over 26 minutes, much better than I did when I started! Great to see his enthusiasm at the finish and I'm looking forward to seeing how he does in the Papa John's 10 miler and the Derby Mini Marathon.
We completed today's run with a cooldown (literally as the temperature dropped and the snow fell) of three miles back to Fleet Feet. Of course the best part of the day was warm coffee at Heine Bros. - 10.6 miles, a 5K race, and many good stories make for a good day.
P.S. - My friend Kristy has put together a great website for our running group http://www.nqrfptr.com/Welcome.html , check it out and come run with us some Saturday.
Happy Running
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