The Drizzt Diary

the big day was sunday.  i was ready as i could possibly be with the knowledge i have.  this was my first race and the experience was awesome.  we ran a keyhole shaped loop around white rock lake in dallas, texas.  there were people there from as far away as calgary, alberta, canada.  i had two goals–first to run it in 2 hours and second to have a negative split.  i almost made the first goal and i definitely made the second.  my splits were 1:05 and 1:0.  the start was a little surreal to me.  because of the warnings of the announcer about heat and humidity and hydration i believe the pack stayed ‘packed’ longer to conserve energy.  i know the elite runners hit the trail hard but it seemed sort of claustrophobic for the first two miles.  i only passed up two water stations–they were out of water and had only gatorade and i didn’t want gatorade until later in the race.  i have never drank out of a cup while running–i think i liked wearing the water more than drinking it (i stopped when it was time for gatorade).  i felt strong at the end.  i was surprised to see the finish at the top of the hill at mile 12. but then, i forgot that we had to walk DOWN the hill to the lakes edge to line up. i swear the last tenth was straight up (lol).  there was a coach for the dallas running club at mile 13 telling his crew to push their shoulders back, look up and take a deep breath–the hill was coming.  sounded like good advice. we are told the same thing when riding dressage.  shoulders in your back pocket, chin up and breathe to relax.  i am so ready to do this again. i want to work on speed/time.  in my age group 45-49 i was 8th out of 18.  out of the 1000+- runners i was 250.  sei la vie. it was fantastic. i felt good after the race and into the evening. i did go to bed at 8:30 last night though after getting up at 4am. today i am a little sore in my quads and hip flexors but will jog it out tomorrow for a few miles.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 08/25/2008
• Time: 14:46:58
• Total Time: 2:05:26.00
• Distance: 13.1 miles
• Average Pace: 9:34.16/mile

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