Sorry this is a late posting, but I've been a bit busy. Saturday's 5k run was up in West Des Moines and like I've said, was a fund raiser for Hope Lutheran Church. My brother Andy and I both ran. I hadn't planned on running a race this weekend, but since it was for charity and my brother was going to run, I did it anyway. I would say there were about 300 or so runners. We positioned ourselves about mid-pack and waited for the start. The weather was a bit overcast, about 76 degrees, and of course - humid.
At promptly 8am, the race started. The course was rather nice. It ran through some residential areas and down by Jordan Creek Mall and finished back at the church. I think at the 1 mile mark I was on a 7:15 or 7:30 pace. I did some quick ciphering and came up with about 22:00 to 24:00 minutes at the finish line. I figured that wouldn't be too bad. I'm not exactly sure where I lost Andy, but I must have pulled ahead on the first big down hill. I caught sight of him again as we clover-leafed through a couple underpasses. There were a couple longer hills on this route. I remember the last one being a bit of a bugger. I knew exactly where I was and downshifted a bit and grunted it out. Top of the hill was a right hand turn back toward the church. Then a left into the parking lot and finishing chute.
I wanted to finish hard the last 50 meters or so, so I picked up the ten-ton tootsies and made for the finish line. I saw the clock approaching 24:00 and ran even faster. From what I could tell from my watch and the race clock, I hit the finish somewhere between 23: 58 and 24:05. Either way, that was a personal best and almost two and a half minutes faster than the Earlham 5k (26:22). Blood sugar 61 after the run and pulse 136 five minutes after finishing. When I get the offical results, I'll post my time. Official time was 24:01.
Have a great day, all....
myk
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