What a blast of a run. I haven't ran a 5K in years! It felt like the high school days, but even better. These Oregonians know how to put on a local fun run. It was one of the best courses I've ever ran--a true cross country race with rolling hills, turns, steep up and down around a park. 85% of it was on wood-chip trails, which was awesome. The other 15% was on grass. I didn't take one step in asphalt or cement the entire run. Anyway, I warmed up with a 1 mile jog and got set at the starting line. I led from the first step until 3.05 miles and got passed 75 meters from the tape. It didn't help that I went off course a bit right at the finish, not knowing exactly where the finish line was. That's no excuse for 2nd though. The guy who won blitzed passed me and he would have won either way. The winner is a Senior @ University of Oregon, so I don't feel so bad :-). I feel that it was a great time for such little training (3 weeks). The time, by the way, is much different then my Garmin. My splits, according to my watch were 5:01, 5:00, 5:08, giving me 15:10. Anything in 15 minutes would have been a P.R. (and the pace felt that fast the whole time). Strange that after just 3 miles my watch would be 1:18 different than my official finishing time. After the race, 1 more easy mile to loosen up then home to pack up the belongings. Now moving to Bend, Oregon for 1 month! Speedstar
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