Ran a 5K on Saturday

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tonycondon

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Leah and I left work Friday and drove 8.5 hrs to my hometown in NW Iowa. Saturday morning was cloudy and rainy. Perfect running weather with low low low density altitude.

I signed up to run this race a few months ago and have been doing a little running in preparation. The last time I ran a 5K, about 3 yrs ago, I had to walk part of the race and literally finished dead last, with about a 35ish minute time. My goal was to not walk and to not finish last. Up until a month ago I had not run any significant distance since that last race. Started running with a friend after work occasionally and was able to keep up with him for a mile and a half but then had to walk. Of course he was a fast runner but it was a good workout. Then I got busy with my glider and trailer and didnt run for a week or two, but then Leah moved to town. She started waking me up pre-sunrise (ugh) and the first time out I actually paced myself and ran the full 3 miles. In a pretty respectable time too, under 30 minutes. AND I beat Leah, which I couldn't believe because she is in pretty good shape and was always running and working out during college with the rowing club. That was last monday, so we ran again on Thursday. Once again I finished the full 3 miles without a problem, beat leah by at least 3/8ths of a mile, and her time was just shy of 30 minutes, so I must've been in the 26-27 minute range. I couldn't beleive it but figured I was ready for the race.

Of course we had been practicing on a flat course and the race had quite a few hills. Nothing really steep but the last 3/4 of the race was generally uphill, with one pretty big hill in there. I still was able to get in a nice cadence and pace myself, managed the hills really well, and finished with a time of 28:16. Leah and my little brother (10 yrs old) finished at the 30 minute mark and my step-mom wasnt far behind around 32 minutes. My Dad and two sisters did the 1 mile run/walk.
 
That's a pretty decent time. If I run anymore, I just try to pace myself so I can finish without having to walk,

I used to run a lot of 5Ks and 10Ks. There is always something scheduled locally during the season. It got to where I could recognize the same group of people because we all had approximately the same pace and we'd end up in a group together each race.

I always hated to finish behind a 12 year old kid wearing untied Nike Air Jordans.

Any wheelchair participants? I don't know if it's still a popular place to train or not, but a lot of the wheelchair racers would train at KMKC (Downtown Airport in Kansas City) on the road that circles the airport. Those guys had some arms on them. My favorite wheelchair racer I ever saw was an older guy in a normal push-around-the-hospital chair, not a racing chair. Then he made his wife push him while he smoked his cigar.
 
Good job! Running was the only thing I hated about playing basketball. ;)

We did a nice 15 mile ride on the on Saturday (my longest so far this season :(). I did a nice 3/4 mile sprint at 26mph which got some good burn going. I like and miss that feeling when I get to it, I just have a hard time getting the motivation to get started.
 
Matthew said:
That's a pretty decent time. If I run anymore, I just try to pace myself so I can finish without having to walk,

I used to run a lot of 5Ks and 10Ks. There is always something scheduled locally during the season. It got to where I could recognize the same group of people because we all had approximately the same pace and we'd end up in a group together each race.

I always hated to finish behind a 12 year old kid wearing untied Nike Air Jordans.

Any wheelchair participants? I don't know if it's still a popular place to train or not, but a lot of the wheelchair racers would train at KMKC (Downtown Airport in Kansas City) on the road that circles the airport. Those guys had some arms on them. My favorite wheelchair racer I ever saw was an older guy in a normal push-around-the-hospital chair, not a racing chair. Then he made his wife push him while he smoked his cigar.
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yea i hated the kids that were passing me. i wanted to stiff arm them.

one gal in a wheelchair did the 1 mile. I like the cigar smoking wheelchair racer, thats awesome.
 
CJones said:
I like and miss that feeling when I get to it, I just have a hard time getting the motivation to get started.
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I hear ya. Rolling me out of bed at 5:30 AM is not fun. I always feel great after the run though.

ive been thinking about getting a bike but they are expensive. I got spoiled when MM loaned me that racing bike last summer.
 
tonycondon said:
I hear ya. Rolling me out of bed at 5:30 AM is not fun. I always feel great after the run though.

ive been thinking about getting a bike but they are expensive. I got spoiled when MM loaned me that racing bike last summer.
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You should be able to find a good bike for a decent price. You are a pretty standard size, so there should be plenty of options floating around for you. It depends on your idea of 'expensive bike', though. ;) As for me, there are only 2 people in Iowa that ride bikes my size, so I have to order everything. ha!

Make buddies with a local bike shop and let them know you're shopping aorund for an inexpensive, but dependable, starter bike. IIRC, Rachel got hers as a 'last-year' model that they wanted to get rid of. Made her a good deal on it.

I enjoy biking a LOT more than running. You get to see a lot more scenery, and you can rest on downhills if you need to. :D
 
Good job Tony! It's so hard to work the hours we do and then get out and exercise also.
It really helps me to do something. Lately, I've been biking mostly; run a bit on days I don't want to bike.
Maybe we can do a Gaston's hangover 5K Sunday morning <g>. Might be difficult to get me there, but if someone did and pointed me in the right direction, I'd be good!

Best,

Dave
 
Dave -

3 Laps up and down the runway should be close enough. Sunday morning at sunrise, see you there.
 
Be real quiet when you leave.

Dave Siciliano said:
Good job Tony! It's so hard to work the hours we do and then get out and exercise also.
It really helps me to do something. Lately, I've been biking mostly; run a bit on days I don't want to bike.
Maybe we can do a Gaston's hangover 5K Sunday morning <g>. Might be difficult to get me there, but if someone did and pointed me in the right direction, I'd be good!

Best,

Dave
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CJones said:
You should be able to find a good bike for a decent price. You are a pretty standard size, so there should be plenty of options floating around for you. It depends on your idea of 'expensive bike', though. ;) As for me, there are only 2 people in Iowa that ride bikes my size, so I have to order everything. ha!

Make buddies with a local bike shop and let them know you're shopping aorund for an inexpensive, but dependable, starter bike. IIRC, Rachel got hers as a 'last-year' model that they wanted to get rid of. Made her a good deal on it.

I enjoy biking a LOT more than running. You get to see a lot more scenery, and you can rest on downhills if you need to. :D
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The glider and its trailer are proving to be a big enough money and time sink right now. I don't need another hobby.
 
Great job and a great time Tony! My PR is 38:07 on the 5K. I'm going to start a half-marathon training program in July and I plan on doing some triathlons in the fall.
 
I commend your effort. Given your youth and weight, I bet you'll see improvement quickly.

I ran a half-marathon on Sunday. I had great expectations, but didn't do nearly as well as I had hoped. I was shooting for a 1:50, ended up running 2:09, mainly because I am a big fat loser. You should have seen the size of some of the asses on women who were passing me at the end. Enormous. Talk about rubbing salt in the wound.

That being said, if they can do it -- YOU definitely can do it!!!!
 
good job Andrew. I can think of a lot of really unpleasant thing i would rather do before running nonstop for 2 hours.
 
tonycondon said:
Dave -

3 Laps up and down the runway should be close enough. Sunday morning at sunrise, see you there.
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Hey! I said morning; IT'S MORNING UNTIL 12:OO! Good luck on that sunrise thing.

That being said; the runway thing would be great. Why don't you text me if I'm not there at sunrise :rofl:

Best,

Dave
 
Dave Siciliano said:
Hey! I said morning; IT'S MORNING UNTIL 12:OO! Good luck on that sunrise thing.

That being said; the runway thing would be great. Why don't you text me if I'm not there at sunrise :rofl:

Best,

Dave
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you're staying with Bruce right? he seems like a morning person...
 
tonycondon said:
plus it might be a good idea to have medical personnel on scene.
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Can we have a race where the last person is WINS! Only way I can give you any competition. That early, I may run as if flying on one engine; I'd be scared to death to get below Vmc!!

Dr. Bruce certainly is a morning person; last year he distinguished himself by espousing on the current sad stay of governmental leadership until early in the morning. I was there as a witness!

Best,

Dave
 
Dave Siciliano said:
Dr. Bruce certainly is a morning person; last year he distinguished himself by espousing on the current sad stay of governmental leadership until early in the morning. I was there as a witness!
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I remember that. I quickly realized it was too late for me to keep up with the conversation, and anything I would say would just make me sound like an idiot, so I left.
 
tonycondon said:
I remember that. I quickly realized it was too late for me to keep up with the conversation, and anything I would say would just make me sound like an idiot, so I left.
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Tony, obviously, you're not cut out to be a politician. The above considerations would never cause one of them to leave :eek:

Best,

Dave
 
astanley said:
I literally LOL'ed when I read that one line.

Are you still lining up for some tri's?

Cheers,

-Andrew
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Yeah. I was thinking about throwing in the towel on the whole thing around mile 10, but I suppose I'll keep at it.
 
Nice job Tony! :cheers:

I recently started running - after spending 15 sedentary years in front of a computer screen. :redface:
The first week I couldn't even run for one minute.
The second week was a little better.
Now, five weeks in, I'm running 3 miles on 3 of 5 weekdays and 6 miles on Saturday. (Clearly, things are getting better!)

Just sent in my entry for my first race - the 5-mile Cheesetown Challenge on June 20.
 
flyersfan31 said:
Yeah. I was thinking about throwing in the towel on the whole thing around mile 10, but I suppose I'll keep at it.
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This may indicate how sick I am, but the greatest high from any endurance sport is conquering the mental aspect. I remember a particularly brutal century in 2006 when, about 98 miles in, and 12 miles from my destination, I started arguing, out loud, with myself (I was mildly dehydrated and heat stricken at this point; it was 96F) -- and part of me just had to finish. Getting there, my legs were done, my goose was cooked, but it was a huge thrill to know I had pushed my fat a** to finishing.

Cheers,

-Andrew
the fattest endurance junkie out there
 
Well Andrew, you've certainly got the mental part of it down. Wish I had that much self discipline. Sounds like you just need to find the time to get out there more often.

For some reason, I just can keep going on a bike. I guess it's just easier to stop when running.

Best,

Dave
 
NIce work Tony! Personally I hate running and basically don't do it unless there is a large man chasing me and I happen to not have a gun on me.
 
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