Running around
To keep moving a bit, I have started to run (the only sport that currently fits into my current schedule), and as of January 1st 2016, I begun participating in some races. Here they are:
2016
- Marana Egg Nog Jog Jan 1st 2016: 5k @ 29:50 min.
My very first running race, and I achieved my goal to stay under 30 minutes. - Griffin Gallop at Green Fields School Jan 31st 2016: 5k @ 27:58 min.
An improvement. yay! - Marana 5k March 15 2016: 5k @ 27:05 (chip) min.
Also an improvement, but now I should really think about how to get faster.
2017
I was a bit slow to get out to run this year. Too much travel and other stuff getting in the way. Nevertheless, here we go, finally:
- Marana 5k March 19 2017: 5k @ 27:30 min.
I was expecting much worse given my state of training, so I guess I am happy with this one. - Goleta Turkey Trot 4M Nov 23 2017: 4M @ 36:49 min.
Having picked up running again in California, this was my first local “race”. Air quotes since this was more of a nice crowd running together than a competitive race. My goal was to keep it under 40 minutes; Garmin time / Strava segment says 36:49 min, my watch said 38:16 min, but that is me struggling to get the name tag of my bib at the end. Waiting for the official result… and here it is: 37:15 min. Pretty low in my age group :-). California is much fitter than Arizona.
It was great to be there!