24:56.5! New personal record!!!
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29
Place O'All No. Name Time Pace
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1 38 341 Jessica Wiedenbauer 19:52.0 6:24
2 79 319 Jenny Tagg 21:47.2 7:01
3 105 108 Kristin Diederich 22:25.5 7:14
4 143 739 Jill Lorvin 23:39.9 7:38
5 173 616 Alison McBride 24:36.0 7:56
6 184 377 Megan Heffernan 24:56.5 8:02 I didn't finish last in my age group. I just didn't want to copy the entire score sheet here. There were 47 people in the female 25-29 age group. Yesterday I was seriously wondering why I signed up for this race. I was tired and had no feeling of competitive spirit. I just ran the Art Festival 5K a couple weeks ago, so what were my chances of any kind of gain anyway? I started the race with no expectations of my performance.
The first mile seemed fairly easy. I wasn't breathing too hard and I was pretty well distracted by the runners around me. When I got to the 1 mile mark I realized that I was booking it! I'd done the first mile in 7:49. I've never seen a leading 7 at the 1 mile mark in a race before. The second mile was slightly harder although I felt like I was running slower. As I was running the second mile, the leading runners where coming towards us on the way back. It is irritating that they don't even look like they're running that fast. I'm huffing and puffing at a much slower pace and they're just gliding along. My second mile time was 15:51. So I ran my second mile in just over 8 minutes. After mile two I started to hit a wall. I started feeling nauseated and I was breathing pretty hard. I kept telling myself that I was running a great race and it was almost over. I could see the clock at the finish line as I finished mile 3. Just 0.1 miles to go. By the clock time I knew I was never going to make it in under 25 minutes, but I was better than my personal record so I didn't care. I tried to keep pace to the finish and sprinted the last 30 feet or so because I saw someone coming up behind me. Nobody likes to get beat at the finish line.
When I looked at the scoreboard for my final time it was 24:56.51! A new personal record. I felt terrible, but the good time made me feel a little better. If you'd told me a year ago I would break 25 minutes in a 5K I would have laughed in your face. It feels good. The people I was hanging out with after the race all finished between 19 and 23 minute times. They keep me humble. :-)
OVERALL FEMALE CHAMPION
Place O'All No. Name Age Time Pace
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1 9 31 Jessica Crate 25 17:53.3 5:46Congratulations to Jessica Crate, female overall champion. This woman is a machine. In my wildest dreams I run looking as effortless as she does. She pretty much wins all the local races she enters. She is registered to compete in the Pineapple Man. I have the swim/bike/run times for each runner in my age bracket from last year posted in my cube. Of course, Jessica was the winner. I look at her time often as motivation to work harder and set higher goals. I know I'll never beat her, but if I try to train to a higher level I should at least reach my personal best.
Despite my initial lack of excitement for today's race, I'm glad I went and had a lot of fun.
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