Today I had a 5K local race in Weston, FL. About 500 or so people. Very, very humid. All I had to do was step out of the car and the sweat came pouring down. I met an ex-coworker. She is what I like to call a wogger. She jogs and wals. She had been having some shin pain so hasn't been out wogging consistanly for about the last 2weeks or so.
The race started at 7:10am and I got to the start line about 7:12am. Time was based on gun time and not chip time. Did very well with pacing and caught up to the older lady (in her 80s) and passed her at mile 1.6 or so. I came across the finish line feeling good and could've kept going for a bit longer. The timing system used was the first time for the South Florida area made by ChronoTrack Systems. It is a tag that goes in your laces and is diposable, so after the race you don't have to have someone remove it. It's yours and you can keep it as a suvi or throw it away. Pretty cool. Just not too excited because if all the other timing people change then my Championchip that I own will be retired. My friend crossed the finish line about 3 minutes after me. Official time was 41:24 for 3.10 miles. My Garmin 405 had 3.14 miles in 41:30 with pace of 13:14. That's pretty good. Trying to do 5ks in under 13:30 pace so that was a victory for me.
I just have a feeling that when the weather is a bit cooler and drier I will put in better numbers.
Training for the Disneyland Half Marathon is coming along nicely. I think I will avoid this race in the future. It's just so hot training in the summer. I have 1 month and 26 days until the big event.
Have a great 4th of July everyone. God Bless America.
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