No, it wasn't my best effort. But for a racewalker, it wasn't bad...12:26 minute miles.
Take a look at the ages of some of the racers...
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Sunday, May 06, 2007
It's Over Once Again...
The Fleet Feet 2007 Masters 4 Mile Race.
It wasn't the best of race days...but it will do. I started off with a good attitude and a fairly fast (for me) pace. I didn't wear any timing devices as I didn't want get obsessed and upset by my performance or lack of it. And within a mile I found my shoe laces flopping in the breeze...Darn! So I had to stop and fix that and then I ran to get myself back into the spot that I had just vacated. running is not good for a race walker! But I persevered and tried to keep some racers within my sight. I was afraid to look behind me...I would have been very depressed if I had been last. (I wasn't) Anyway, I kept hoping that when I saw the clock at the finish it would read somewhere around 52 minutes. I would be content with that. And then during the final mile I was all by myself again, something that I hate because it just slows me down. But when I finally saw the clock, it was reading 48??? So I hurried for the finish and got in around 49:03. I think. The results will be on the Fleet Feet website later today. Last years' time was 48:37. Since I didn't feel all that good this morning, I was quite happy to see how close to last years time I was.
And during the awards, I found that I was first in my age group; 65-69 year old. Last year I was in second place.
Let's say it was 49:03; that makes for a 12:26 minute per mile average. OK!
It wasn't the best of race days...but it will do. I started off with a good attitude and a fairly fast (for me) pace. I didn't wear any timing devices as I didn't want get obsessed and upset by my performance or lack of it. And within a mile I found my shoe laces flopping in the breeze...Darn! So I had to stop and fix that and then I ran to get myself back into the spot that I had just vacated. running is not good for a race walker! But I persevered and tried to keep some racers within my sight. I was afraid to look behind me...I would have been very depressed if I had been last. (I wasn't) Anyway, I kept hoping that when I saw the clock at the finish it would read somewhere around 52 minutes. I would be content with that. And then during the final mile I was all by myself again, something that I hate because it just slows me down. But when I finally saw the clock, it was reading 48??? So I hurried for the finish and got in around 49:03. I think. The results will be on the Fleet Feet website later today. Last years' time was 48:37. Since I didn't feel all that good this morning, I was quite happy to see how close to last years time I was.
And during the awards, I found that I was first in my age group; 65-69 year old. Last year I was in second place.
Let's say it was 49:03; that makes for a 12:26 minute per mile average. OK!
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