Pat and I ran the Springforward 15k (9.3 miles) at Mendon Park on
Saturday, March 30th at 8:30am. This is a road race that is notoriously
hilly with sections that can be windy and freezing during certain
weather conditions.
The weather, as it
turned out, was sunny and around 40 degrees which proved to be perfect
running conditions. I wore my nike+ pod and wrist watch to track my
mileage and my shuffle with my perfect running playlist. I ran this race
in 1 hour and 28 minutes last year and just wanted to beat my time by
10 minutes.
I haven't done much outdoor running
this year because I've become a huge cold weather wimp and have been
forcing myself to speed train on the "dreadmill". The race began and I
was a little worried at first about the hills since I haven't done any
hill training other than spin but the hills were easy peasy. I kept
checking my nike+ and couldn't believe I was actually running and
sustaining a hilly course with an under 8:15 per mile speed.
Lo and behold, check this out:
Third Place in Female 30-34 age group!! (they butchered my last name...)
Pretty cool, huh? I just wanted to beat my time from last year and I actually placed!
It really enforces my training regime and that I'm moving (or running!) in the right direction!
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