St. Patty's Day 5k Race Report

I know, I have been MIA here. I have still been running, though :) I've stopped putting so much pressure on myself when it comes to logging every mile. It was taking some of the fun out of it!!!

Onto my latest Race Report:

I was really looking forward to running today's 5k. When a head cold started on Tuesday, I was pretty worried! Today, I could only half breath out my nose, so I figured I would set the bar low, for me, and would be happy with a time under 35min. It was a typical hot, humid Guam morning.

I took some Motrin this morning to knock down what felt like a bit of a fever. Other than my head, I felt good. The race itself was pretty uneventful. I had quite a mental battle going on in my head, though. I didn't decide to run the whole thing, without walk breaks, until about halfway through.

Listening to the long version of "Rockerfeller Skank" by Fatboy Slim got me through. I played it twice. That song paces me so well.

Once again, I tried to pick up my pace at the end, but I didn't think I did. My Garmin said otherwise.

Garmin time: 3.12 miles in 32:58
Sport Tracks Garmin Time: 3.19mi in 32:59
I still don't get the difference...LOL

With about 1/4 mi left in the race, the girl in front of me slowed to a walk. I gave her a little, "Come-on, you are almost there," and she started running again. She ended up finishing a few seconds in front of me but I felt good that I helped her come in under 33:00.

My last 5k race was 33:32 for 3.01 miles so it was a good improvement. I ran the whole thing this time. Now I am wondering how much better my time could have been without the cold!!! My breathing was really labored. I was huffing and puffing at the end. I never really have that problem. It's my muscles that usually crap out on me. Today, the opposite was true!

Here is my SportTracks info w/ quarter mile splits (click for larger view):





St. Patty's Day 5k - 3.12mi 32:58 (New PR!)