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On Friday I ran my first race of the year! It took me 6 months but I got it done.
I thought I was going to be late because I messed up the location on the GPS and I ended up going almost 20 minutes in the other direction. I should have pulled over on the expressway but I thought I knew where I was supposed to go. Wrong. The easy thing would have been is for me to get off at the next exit on the expressway and then get back on it right? Yes, but the expressway I was on goes for miles and miles without any exits.
Anyway, I figured it out and made it to the race. Luckily, I found parking. In previous years I have parked in the same area (street parking) but this time I was in a different area because of the streets closure, so I ended up in an even better parking area. Now I know for next year. I went to pick up my bib and could hear the national anthem. I did something I’ve never done in a race. I didn’t stop to hear the national anthem. I kept on walking. I was not feeling very patriotic even if the race was on July 4th. It is a special day for my family because we came to the United States on that day in 1978.
There were no corrals. You line up depending on your pace. I think I lined up somewhere in the middle.
It was humid and overcast. I haven’t been running consistently so my goal was to have fun and finish the race. I enjoyed this race a lot. I ran using 4:1 run/walk intervals and I am proud to say that I did minimal walking during the run intervals. I didn’t listen to music but enjoyed some of the music on the course. It wasn’t a lot but I am still glad I ran without my AirPods.
My time last year was 49:05. My time this year is 52:55. I laughed when I saw my time because I knew it was slower than last year. But, I don’t care. I wasn’t aiming for a specific time.
I love this race!
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I’m so glad that you were finally able to get out there and run a race! I’m sure it was nice to be back on the course with everything you have going on!
Yes! It’s bee a long time since my last race.