Eric and I participated in our first race yesterday. It was a whopping 3 Miles! This is like a warm up for my half marathon running sister, but for me it was perfect.
It was raining all day but cleared up in time for the race so we were lucky.
Once the race started it was like the flood gates opened and the wild cattle were released. People were going crazy. Running on the side walks, dodging people right and left, weaving in and out of every open space. If you even dared to stop running, you were done for. I would have found you flattened on the side of the road. road kill. I had no choice but to embrace the chaos. I even found myself getting angry at the slow people.
I wonder if this is what all races feel like, or if its purely the NYC state of mind. People here act they are competing in a race on a daily bases, so when you hold them back and release them at the same time, you can imagine the energy. Don't get me wrong, I had a great time, and I will definitely be participating in more.
I'm not sure what my time was because I have no idea how to work my garmin, and at one point wanted to rip it off my wrist and leave it in the dust. Which brings me to sonic eric who left me in the dust with in the first 5 seconds. He did wait for me right at the finish line and said I finished around 4 minutes after him. Once I get my official time I'll let you know. I'm hoping its around 28-29 minutes.
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| Wall Street Run 5/17/11 |
4 comments:
BREAKING NEWS
I finished in 26:06
Eric finished in 21:00
wow! You guys are fast!!! Way to go :) Was the race 3 miles or was it a 5k?
um... also you need to figure out how to use your garmin because it is honestly the best thing ever. Bring it on the cruise and I'll show you how it works :)
It was 3 Miles. I was really surprised by my time. I usually don't run under a 9 minute mile. If it was a longer distance I couldn't have continued my pace. I think I just went really fast because I knew it was a short run.
I definitely need you to show me how to use this Garmin because it is a pain in the butt to me. It never does what I want it to and takes forever to 'locate satellite'.
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